Santa Cruz Weekly News
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3.0KNew 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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3.5K1How Neighborhood Policing Works
Chief Andy Mills integrates a new tool into SCPD’s law enforcement strategy
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4.0K3Rent Control Turns in More Than 10,000 Signatures
Economists hate it, landlords are nervous, but rent control has momentum
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4.1KAnxiety in South County Over Climate Change Impacts
A new survey shines light on the future of local environmental justice movements
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4.3K6What 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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2.7KSupervisors Set to Approve Cannabis Rules
County bets on the middle ground as growers and neighbors prepare for weed regulations
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3.0KRent Control Measure Hits 8,000 Signatures As Opposition Rises
Santa Cruz Together gains momentum, and supporters celebrate milestone
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4.8K3Remembering James Aschbacher
A look at the art, legacy and spirit of muralalist James Aschbacher
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6.0K6E-Bikes Surging as Santa Cruz Readies for Bike Share
Some Westside neighbors have concerns about bike riding along West Cliff
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4.9K2Where Locals Are Shooting AR-15s
An activist asks why SCPD lets residents fire assault rifles in the name of education
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5.0K5RTC on Verge of Approving Next Freight Operator
As the RTC finalizes a contract with Progressive Rail, the commission looks to the future and asks about control
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3.9KSibley Simon Raising Money for Smarter Housing
Simon makes his pitch with investments from the Dignity Health Foundation and Santa Cruz County Bank
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2.1KConsequences of Judge Aaron Persky’s Possible Reckoning
What Santa Clara County’s election to recall the Stanford swimmer judge could mean for victims and for the judiciary
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12.3K14Why Isn’t There a Train to San Jose?
One writer’s search for the abandoned train tunnels through the Santa Cruz Mountains
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4.8KQ&A: UCSC’s Jenny Reardon on Genomic Research
Reardon, a sociology professor and former genomic researcher, on ethical questions about race and science
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5.6K2Opioid Crisis: Harm Reduction Comes to Santa Cruz
As the U.S. reels from drug addiction, locals work to reduce health impacts
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3.2K1Measuring Santa Cruz’s Mood on Affordable Housing Bond
A property tax measure could go before voters in November
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2.8KWayfinding Finds Its Path Forward
In the works for seven years, new signage going up soon, after funding slow down
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2.9K1Limits of City’s Quarter Cent Sales Tax Measure
Santa Cruz City Manager says possible tax prevents cuts to parks and recreation and public safety
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8.8K1There Will Be No 2018 Santa Cruz American Music Festival
Phil Lewis and Bill Welch reflect on 25 years of Memorial Day music at Aptos Village Park
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4.4K1City’s Shocking Reversal on Parking Garage-Library Plan
Terrazas and Bernal say they’re taking the downtown library to the next level
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6.2K1Why the River Street Camp is Working
A fresh face brings a sense of calm to the city’s new homeless camp
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3.2KFamily Arts Nights Bring Energy to Arts Education
The Arts Council's March initiative spreads learning, in the name of equity, across Santa Cruz County
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3.8K4New Group Opposes Building on UCSC’s East Meadow
East Meadow Action Committee says new Family Student Housing would block views
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4.7KBuilding a Surfboard from Post-Dinner Seafood Scraps
NEXTies Innovator of the Year John Felts plans to change the world one board at a time
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6.3K1Cutting Trees, PG&E Strikes Nerve on Ocean Street Extension
Biologists blast PG&E’s reasoning, as city considers legal action and county halts cutting
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2.8KCould Tech Companies Work as Co-ops?
At Co-Op SC’s kickoff event, panel explores where worker-ownership is headed
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3.2KPanetta One of State’s Least-Wealthy Congressmembers
A new ranking finds Carmel’s rep has a negative net worth
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2.3KBitcoin Probably Won’t Make You Rich
As regulators step into realm of cryptocurrencies, some experts say the hobby is basically gambling
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2.6KQ&A: Antonio Villaraigosa on Immigration and Healthcare
Running for governor, the former L.A. mayor argues that single-payer healthcare would leave Californians worse off
