News
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880Affordable Housing Week: Report Details Crisis for Renters
A forthcoming report out of UCSC shows distress in county’s low-income communities
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1.3K5Rent Control for Santa Cruz?
As rents soar, advocates from Lower Ocean try to get a handle on the problem
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2.9KSanta Cruz Considers Loosening Affordable Housing Rules
Makeup of the city’s future units called into question, as Affordable Housing Week kicks off
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342Opinion October 11, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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882Record-Breaking Paddle Out Might Not Have Broken Record
Politics and rivalry lie beneath the surface of an attempt to recognize a paddle in Jack O’Neill’s honor
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629Immigration Expert Ali Noorani to Speak at Allterra Solar
Santa Cruz native says says the left isn’t moving the dialogue forward
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7.2K2The Story Behind Recent Santa Cruz Business Closures
Now that Caffe Pergolesi and others have shut their doors, locals wonder if Santa Cruz will ever be the same
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617Opinion October 4, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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528Local Watchdog Looks Out For Health of Laurel Creek
Impassioned environmentalist questions construction pollution in Laurel Creek
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7251Freedom Within Prison Project Provides Support to Incarcerated
Oct. 7 Fundraiser at MAH will help the nonprofit expand its initiatives
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1.3K3Santa Cruz Mayor Chimes in on ICE Raids in Sanctuary Cities
ICE raids target sanctuary cities nationwide, including around the Bay Area
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647Opinion September 27, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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1.8K1Cannabis EIR Promises Boon and Offers Light Regulations
The draft environmental document predicts 7,100 new jobs in the local industry
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2.3K6The Troubling Thing About the AJ Gonzalez Case
Also: a conservative radio station owner responds to controversy, this week in briefs
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2.1K1Health Officials Analyze and Respond to Hepatitis A Outbreak
As crews scrub city streets, a health officer says the statewide spread shows something “surprising”
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1.1K1Opinion September 20, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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2.0K2KSCO Owner Calls BS on Talk Show Co-Host
Michael Zwerling reflects on talk station’s misinformation, its financial struggles and the ‘wingnuts’ who are tuning in
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1.1KDan Haifley Looks Back on Fight to Protect Monterey Bay
Save Our Shores founder will speak at a Democratic Women’s Club event, as sanctuary celebrates 25 years
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777Street Smarts Campaign Launches to Make Santa Cruz Streets Safer
Street Smarts campaign sets sights on distracted driving and unsafe habits
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824Opinion September 13, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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700Buddhist Priests Teach Communication in Polarized Age
Jaku Kinst and Shinshu Roberts leading workshops on discussing touchy subjects
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9.3K20KSCO’s Georgia Peach Sounding Off on “White Genocide”
Michael Zwerling, the station’s owner, cites free speech in defending the host
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1.1KOpinion September 6, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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1.0KUnion Leaders Question Santa Cruz Metro CEO’s Salary Increase
Transit district responds to questions about compensation and a grand jury report
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1.6K4Thanks For Not Calling Us Back, Roger Grigsby
We’d like to let the owner of Chinese restaurant O'Mei off the hook for not calling us back
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1.4KA Moss Landing Man’s Shakespeare Sanctuary
Terry Taylor hopes to grow memorabilia sales to strengthen Shakespeare Society of America
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1.0KOpinion August 30, 2017
Plus Letters to the Editor
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624Netflix Doc Asks What Gawker Suit Means for Press Freedoms
‘Nobody Speak’ director disagrees with ideas that controversial site had suit coming
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14.9K19O’Mei Closed After Wrath Over Owner’s Support for David Duke
A sign on the Mission Street restaurant’s front door does not say when—or if—it will reopen