In anticipation of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s forthcoming plan on how to proceed on net neutrality, where do you stand on the...
Santa Cruz’s new water director steps in at critical point Rosemary Menard has her work cut out for her as she steps...
First residents drop into Flea’s surf-centric sober living environment The Danish writer Isak Dinesen once wrote, “The cure for anything is salt...
In light of the anniversary of the War on Poverty, what still needs to be done in California to address poverty? Until...
Vehicular manslaughter charges brought forth in case that killed a local cyclist The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office will charge a...
An agricultural labor shortage plagues Pajaro Valley farms Abandoning acre upon acre of fruits and vegetables that are ripe and ready for...
Employees at Lower Pacific Avenue businesses weigh in on what it is like to work in the area Just a few blocks...
City of Santa Cruz begins selection of new Water Supply Advisory Committee In October, in the wake of a decision to hit...
One month down for UCSC’s new smoke- and tobacco-free policy UC Santa Cruz senior and literature major Thomas VanGilder enjoys a cigarette...
Santa Cruz City Council authorizes plan to give recovered bicycles to Teen Center Over the past two years, the subject of bicycles...
Old tensions bubble up among vets and service organizations in the reopened Veterans Memorial Building From the bustling entrance hall of a...
Local event features a Catholic priest who fights for women’s right to be ordained For more than four decades, Father Roy Bourgeois...
You have introduced legislation that would ban cigarette butts in California. What kinds of problems do cigarette butts cause, and how would...
Lower Ocean residents feel they weren’t given enough say in Hyatt plans Despite fervent objections from many residents in the Lower Ocean...
Opportunity Fund gains new support for microloans in Santa Cruz County Small businesses, or those with fewer than 500 employees, provide 55...
What have you heard from constituents of yours who—while not living in the City of Santa Cruz—are served by the city’s water...
Sin Barras calls on community to reject jail expansion grant The Board of State and Community Corrections officially recommended yesterday, Thursday, Jan....
New alliance takes aim at making over the San Lorenzo River Could the San Lorenzo River become a draw to Downtown Santa...
Local group works on providing the homeless with warm spaces on the coldest nights When the cold snap hit in early December,...
How could a new Medicare reform bill soon to be considered by the House affect Central Coast doctors? The new Medicare payment...
The Capitola City Council unanimously passes a ban on commercial cultivation of medical marijuana Capitola is not big a place—the city...
UC Santa Cruz hosts the first Right Livelihood College in North America When David Shaw cofounded the Common Ground Center at UC...
Healthy market initiative takes aim at rejuvenating corner stores Rather than the potato chips, sodas and candy one might expect from a...
From Watsonville Forward to initiatives you plan to pursue, how are you planning to foster economic development and opportunity as the new...
A former Salinas gang member dedicates his life to educating local youth on healthy life choices By the time Willie Stokes was...
Looking back on your first year in office, what were the highlights, and, looking ahead, what are your plans for next year?...
Will Covered California equalize the county’s health insurance disparities? Healthcare has been a fixture in the headlines for several years now—from the...
UC Santa Cruz’s top scientific breakthroughs of 2013 By Aric Sleeper Being second in the world for university research influence is a...
Pogonip Jane’s identification could pave the way for progress in other local cold cases Santa Cruz police recently identified one of the...
In the third installment of GT’s Civinomics coverage, we look at how online users’ civic initiatives are gaining traction If the new...
