Three voters stand at voting booths decorated with American flags, with a large U.S. flag behind them.

Results Pending

Narrow margins in Watsonville City Council and Pajaro Valley Unified school board races leave candidates and voters waiting as election officials count remaining ballots and verify results.

Capitola Beach Closed Due to E. Coli Risk

Officials have temporarily closed Capitola Beach while investigating nine linked E. coli infections in Bay Area children.
Three voters stand at voting booths decorated with American flags, with a large U.S. flag behind them.

Results Pending

Narrow margins in Watsonville City Council and Pajaro Valley Unified school board races leave candidates and voters waiting as election officials count remaining ballots and verify results.

Capitola Beach Closed Due to E. Coli Risk

Officials have temporarily closed Capitola Beach while investigating nine linked E. coli infections in Bay Area children.
Guitarist Pipo Romero poses with an acoustic guitar against a dark background.

Things to do in Santa Cruz

Spanish guitarist Pipo Romero brings his blend of flamenco, Celtic, classical and country influences to Kuumbwa Jazz on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m.
Mark C. Anderson waves from the driver’s seat of a rustic wooden vehicle marked Rodoni Farms, wearing a black hat and mirrored sunglasses

Fête Feats

Hula’s turns 20, Canton celebrates 40 and The Bagelry marks 50. Meanwhile, Mark C. Anderson signs off from Good Times as the new owner of Edible Monterey Bay.
Cathy Bentley pours red wine into a glass behind the wooden bar at Cork and Fork in Capitola.

Flavor Notes

At Cork and Fork in Capitola, Cathy Bentley brings together a love of wine, family recipes and live music, with regulars who make the place feel like home.
Mark C. Anderson waves from the driver’s seat of a rustic wooden vehicle marked Rodoni Farms, wearing a black hat and mirrored sunglasses

Fête Feats

Hula’s turns 20, Canton celebrates 40 and The Bagelry marks 50. Meanwhile, Mark C. Anderson signs off from Good Times as the new owner of Edible Monterey Bay.
Cathy Bentley pours red wine into a glass behind the wooden bar at Cork and Fork in Capitola.

Flavor Notes

At Cork and Fork in Capitola, Cathy Bentley brings together a love of wine, family recipes and live music, with regulars who make the place feel like home.
Portrait of author Nina Schuyler beside the blue-and-gold cover of her novel Open the Floodgates.

Rippling Rivers

Can a river qualify as a person? Nina Schuyler’s novel Open the Floodgates explores the rights of nature through an environmental fable published by Santa Cruz’s Reverberations Books.
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Letters

From young athletes making waves to a free run club making connections, readers celebrate Santa Cruz community and call for more support for public dancing.

The Editor’s Desk

Santa Cruz has a wealth of musical talent, but making a living here takes more than applause. Brad Kava reflects on the performers who keep our stages alive and why those tips matter.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

From young athletes making waves to a free run club making connections, readers celebrate Santa Cruz community and call for more support for public dancing.

The Editor’s Desk

Santa Cruz has a wealth of musical talent, but making a living here takes more than applause. Brad Kava reflects on the performers who keep our stages alive and why those tips matter.
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