Santa Cruz Pride representatives present Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin with a certificate naming her a 2026 Pride Parade Grand Marshal.

Pride Grand Marshals

Santa Cruz Pride 2026 honors Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, Dinah Phillips and Gail Groves, linking this year’s Grand Marshals to a landmark 2008 same-sex marriage.
Watsonville Community Hospital entrance sign showing directions to emergency and main entrance.

Big Relief

Watsonville Community Hospital receives $10.6 million in state aid to help stabilize operations and preserve healthcare access in the Pajaro Valley.
Santa Cruz Pride representatives present Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin with a certificate naming her a 2026 Pride Parade Grand Marshal.

Pride Grand Marshals

Santa Cruz Pride 2026 honors Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, Dinah Phillips and Gail Groves, linking this year’s Grand Marshals to a landmark 2008 same-sex marriage.
Watsonville Community Hospital entrance sign showing directions to emergency and main entrance.

Big Relief

Watsonville Community Hospital receives $10.6 million in state aid to help stabilize operations and preserve healthcare access in the Pajaro Valley.
Quintron and Miss Pussycat pose with puppets and electronic instruments in a colorful room.

Things to do in Santa Cruz

New Orleans duo Quintron and Miss Pussycat bring psychedelic soul, strange inventions and dreamlike puppetry to The Crepe Place, Wednesday, June 10
Bartender Rafael Reyes pours a pink vodka cocktail at Mane Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Santa Cruz.

Main Place

Mane Kitchen & Cocktails serves coastal Californian food, polished craft drinks and lively Leo energy in downtown Santa Cruz.
Tim Wood takes a selfie outside Woody’s at Watsonville Airport as a collectible motorcycle is moved inside.

We Have Liftoff

Woody’s at Watsonville Airport begins a casual soft opening in the former Ella’s space, with chef Tim Wood planning salads, sand dabs, steak, burgers and more.
Bartender Rafael Reyes pours a pink vodka cocktail at Mane Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Santa Cruz.

Main Place

Mane Kitchen & Cocktails serves coastal Californian food, polished craft drinks and lively Leo energy in downtown Santa Cruz.
Tim Wood takes a selfie outside Woody’s at Watsonville Airport as a collectible motorcycle is moved inside.

We Have Liftoff

Woody’s at Watsonville Airport begins a casual soft opening in the former Ella’s space, with chef Tim Wood planning salads, sand dabs, steak, burgers and more.
Choir and orchestra perform outdoors at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater.

Under the Stars

I Cantori di Carmel performs Carmina Burana at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater, where redwoods, stars and natural acoustics meet Orff’s thunderous music.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on education and intelligence, rail transit, data center impacts, EPA coal ash protections and praise for Street Talk.

The Editor’s Desk

Santa Cruz Pride and VegFest bring color, community and compassion to the weekend, while local news looks at hospital access, battery safety and wildfire resilience.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on education and intelligence, rail transit, data center impacts, EPA coal ash protections and praise for Street Talk.

The Editor’s Desk

Santa Cruz Pride and VegFest bring color, community and compassion to the weekend, while local news looks at hospital access, battery safety and wildfire resilience.
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