Crowds gather outside the Catalyst nightclub in downtown Santa Cruz at night

High Rise Concern

Tension was thick during an online meeting over the proposed demolition of the building that currently houses The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz. Roughly 150 people were in attendance as City of Santa...
Congressman Jimmy Panetta speaks at a press conference with local officials and law enforcement in Santa Cruz

County Leaders Support Immigrants

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark told reporters Thursday that local law enforcement will not cooperate with federal officials if they come to the Central Coast as part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration...
Crowds gather outside the Catalyst nightclub in downtown Santa Cruz at night

High Rise Concern

Tension was thick during an online meeting over the proposed demolition of the building that currently houses The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz. Roughly 150 people were in attendance as City of Santa...
Congressman Jimmy Panetta speaks at a press conference with local officials and law enforcement in Santa Cruz

County Leaders Support Immigrants

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark told reporters Thursday that local law enforcement will not cooperate with federal officials if they come to the Central Coast as part of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration...
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Musicians Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez seated together ahead of an Afro-Cuban jazz performance

Things to do in Santa Cruz

Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez and batá drummer Pedrito Martinez unite to blend blend jazz, classical and Afro-Cuban musical traditions. 7pm Monday at Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
Fried chicken sandwich on a brioche bun served with seasoned French fries in a paper tray

Airwave Crave

The food revolution isn’t being televised — it’s broadcast. Santa Cruz’s culinary sleuth has taken to the airwaves, finding the best new restaurants, food stories, and people who make the scene hum.
Shrimp pho topped with jalapeño slices and mung bean sprouts served with fresh spring rollsperform in “Ad Hominem” during 8Tens@8 at Actors Theatre in Santa Cruz

Pho-nomenal

In Watsonville, a deeply loved neighborhood spot is doing everything right, from soul-warming bowls of pho to scratch-made boba drinks to keep regulars coming back again and again.
Fried chicken sandwich on a brioche bun served with seasoned French fries in a paper tray

Airwave Crave

The food revolution isn’t being televised — it’s broadcast. Santa Cruz’s culinary sleuth has taken to the airwaves, finding the best new restaurants, food stories, and people who make the scene hum.
Shrimp pho topped with jalapeño slices and mung bean sprouts served with fresh spring rollsperform in “Ad Hominem” during 8Tens@8 at Actors Theatre in Santa Cruz

Pho-nomenal

In Watsonville, a deeply loved neighborhood spot is doing everything right, from soul-warming bowls of pho to scratch-made boba drinks to keep regulars coming back again and again.
A formally dressed couple walks through an ornate interior toward an open doorway during a high-profile political event

A Golden Egg

Melania documents Melania Trump’s last 20 days leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration. I feel deep anguish that this groundbreaking film is not being shown in Santa Cruz. I had to go to the Cinemax in the All-American city of Roseville, California, to witness this game-changer of a...
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on the UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. convocation, lessons from global “Blue Zone” diets, holding climate polluters financially accountable, and a new candidate entering the Santa Cruz County supervisor race.
John Leopold in a red suit holds up a Grammy Award while speaking at a podium onstage

Editor’s Desk

Editor Brad Kava reflects on the Santa Cruz work ethic, spotlighting Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz’s journey from teen barista to tech leader, and celebrating Grammy wins by John Leopold and Remy Le Boeuf.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on the UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. convocation, lessons from global “Blue Zone” diets, holding climate polluters financially accountable, and a new candidate entering the Santa Cruz County supervisor race.
John Leopold in a red suit holds up a Grammy Award while speaking at a podium onstage

Editor’s Desk

Editor Brad Kava reflects on the Santa Cruz work ethic, spotlighting Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz’s journey from teen barista to tech leader, and celebrating Grammy wins by John Leopold and Remy Le Boeuf.
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