Santa Cruz Weekly News
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4.1KSanta Cruz Tech Beat’s Sara Isenberg Connects the Dots
Five years in, the tech-oriented news site is decoding the latest scuttlebutt
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5.6K1No One Thought They Could Be Independent — Now, They’re Thriving
With farm-to-table dinner, Santa Cruz Camphill celebrates 20 years
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12.8KShipwreck Spills 200 Gallons of Diesel near Natural Bridges
A fishing boat ran aground early Sunday, spurring a scramble to contain leaks
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4.9K1Scotts Valley Council Veteran on Change, Sexism and the LSD Years
Donna Lind reflects on 50 years with the city
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6.0KHomeless Advocates Scramble as Limbo Looms for River Street Camp
City will miss self-imposed Aug. 14 deadline for decision on Harvey West encampment
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10.6KCounty Board Approves Affordable Housing Measure for Ballot
With policymaker blessing, housing advocates have three months to sell bond measure
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6.9KHow is Santa Cruz California’s second-poorest county?
A Q&A with the co-author of a new report that looks beyond the poverty line
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3.2K1How Stoned Is Too Stoned to Drive?
Law enforcement awaits state guidance on measuring impairment
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4.2K1Soquel Creek Water District Won’t Wait for Anyone
Mid-county district’s recycled water EIR is out, as regional talks continue
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6.7K1#NoAmazonAugust: So Crazy It Just Might Work?
Boulder Creek man makes case for an international boycott of Amazon
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3.2K1Nonprofit Leader on Proposed Capitola Tourism Tax Hike, Funding Kids’ Programs
Community Bridges’ Ray Cancino questions pensions and tax on visitor lodging
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4.8KWater Tech Founder Buoys Santa Cruz Startup Scene
Tired of Silicon Valley, Keri Waters made a career starting companies tailored to life in her adopted hometown
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3.6KSanta Cruz City Council Race Heats Up with Three New Entrants
A crowded Santa Cruz race shows no sign of thinning.
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4.4K6Greenway Sues RTC Over Coastal Rail Agreement
Environmental group says transit agency is undermining public process
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3.1KCapitola’s New TOT Tax Strategy
One of three local cities putting transient occupancy tax measures on November ballot
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39.2K5Santa 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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7.5KBeauty, 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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2.7KStone 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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6.5K3Maria 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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4.0KReady to Party, Monterey Bay Community Power is Enrolling
Community Power Festival will showcase expanding clean energy options
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3.5KWhat’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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4.1KWhen Do Affordability Requirements for Developers Work?
Inclusionary zoning heats up as a potential campaign issue once more
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2.5KState 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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9.5K1Front 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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5.0K‘Saving Democracy’ Event Talks Bipartisanship
Panel discussion will explore how to make citizens believe again
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5.4K1What 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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5.0K3More 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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3.1KCaput, 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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4.5KThe 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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7.9K3County’s Health Services Agency Under Fire
Critics claim inadequate mental health services and lack of transparency
