Santa Cruz Weekly News
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1.2KSanta Cruz Church to Open Brew Pub in Old Logos Building
Progressive-minded Greater Purpose Community Church says booze and Jesus go together
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784Beauty, Tragedy and Meaning in America’s Southwest
Journalist Annette McGivney’s book ‘Pure Land’ intertwines true crime and investigative reporting with memories of personal trauma
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285Stone Bill Protecting Groves and Monarchs a Big Hit
Assemblymember’s $3 million bill preserving and restoring habitat for pollinators is breezing through the legislature
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2.4K2Maria Cadenas Wants the Economy to Work for Everyone
Preaching equity, Santa Cruz Community Ventures pitches impact investments and worker-owned businesses
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745Ready to Party, Monterey Bay Community Power is Enrolling
Community Power Festival will showcase expanding clean energy options
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317What’s the Civil Grand Jury, and What Does It Do?
Santa Cruz Grand Jury follows up on reports from two years ago
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628When Do Affordability Requirements for Developers Work?
Inclusionary zoning heats up as a potential campaign issue once more
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611State and Big Soda Nix Santa Cruz’s Sugary Drink Tax
How the beverage industry undermined a local soda tax, and others like it, for the next 12 years
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1.7KFront Lines of the Dark Skies Movement at Pigeon Point
Central Coast environmentalists fight light pollution with awareness and warmer hues of lighting
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1.1K‘Saving Democracy’ Event Talks Bipartisanship
Panel discussion will explore how to make citizens believe again
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2.4K1What a UCSC Lecturer Learns from Syrian Refugees
Tony Hoffman leads a double life, bouncing back and forth from Lebanon, where spends time in refugee camps
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1.3K2More to Learn on Rail Trail’s Future
Activists and politicians can’t wait to dissect the Unified Corridor Study, but will it just lead to more noise?
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534Caput, Dutra Headed for Run-Off in District 4
Jimmy Dutra looks to be headed for a run-off against County Supervisor Greg Caput in District 4 on November 6. According to...
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993The Vision for for a Revamped Civic Auditorium
A new group unveiled a $20 million plan to make the Civic more accessible and better for performances
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1.7K3County’s Health Services Agency Under Fire
Critics claim inadequate mental health services and lack of transparency
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4532Felton and Capitola Library Projects Move Forward
The status of improvements from 2014’s $67 million bond measure
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9862Do Electric Rental Scooters Go Too Far?
While Santa Cruz’s bike share program thrives, other cities take the sharing economy to next level
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2.8KFrom Judge to Governor, a Look at Primary Races Affecting Santa Cruz County
When Syda Cogliati talks about her experience, she sounds as proud of her educational background as she does her legal credentials. Cogliati—a...
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5.3KSatanic Temple’s Santa Cruz Chapter to March in Pride
Adopting Seabright State Beach, these do-gooders want to be seen as model citizens, not devil worshipers
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2.8K14Rail Opponents: RTC Is Moving Too Fast With Progressive Rail
Commission says state and federal rules require to pick new freight operator quickly
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1.0K1Big Oil Goes After Rivas in District 30 Race
Candidate Robert Rivas gets hit by opposition ads funded a petroleum-friendly law firm
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1.2K1Four Strong Candidates Challenge Caput in South County
A look inside the District 4 race as June 5 primary approaches
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1.0KNew Ocean Nonprofit Thinks It’s Found a Niche
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has some big names and even bigger ideas
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1.0KHow Neighborhood Policing Works
Chief Andy Mills integrates a new tool into SCPD’s law enforcement strategy
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1.7K3Rent Control Turns in More Than 10,000 Signatures
Economists hate it, landlords are nervous, but rent control has momentum
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902Anxiety in South County Over Climate Change Impacts
A new survey shines light on the future of local environmental justice movements
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1.6K6What Rail Trail’s Segment 7 Means for the Rest of the Project
With construction on the path ready to go out to bid, critics see signs of trouble
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1.1KSupervisors Set to Approve Cannabis Rules
County bets on the middle ground as growers and neighbors prepare for weed regulations
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1.4KRent Control Measure Hits 8,000 Signatures As Opposition Rises
Santa Cruz Together gains momentum, and supporters celebrate milestone
