Participants in the MAH’s third annual Race Through Time explore local history Two women and three children stood in the middle of...
An Electric Vehicle Workshop and National Plug-In Day celebrate and educate about electric vehicles A key point that electric vehicle (EV) advocates...
Environmental agencies and Monterey Bay trawlers propose exchanges between protected areas and fishing grounds Bottom trawling is a traditional but controversial means...
The Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center marks its 40th anniversary Joseph Luna, 58, credits Si Se Puede, a program of the Santa...
As the conflict in Syria continues to unfold, what is your stance on U.S. involvement? I was an early opponent to military...
UC Santa Cruz students, locals speak out on the closure of Shakespeare Santa Cruz Giles Henderson, a UC Santa Cruz junior and...
As part of Hunger Action Month, three Second Harvest Food Bank employees try living on a CalFresh budget The average American spends...
Local activists respond to administration’s call for strike against Syrian regime Protesters gathered at the intersection of Ocean and Water streets in...
How free parking garages became a thing of the past in Downtown Santa Cruz When retail manager Megan Hunter arrives in Downtown...
What does it takes to be a police officer in Santa Cruz? With the many complexities, varying political perspectives, and diverse population...
After months of discussion, changes will finally get under way at the East Cliff Village Shopping Center this month. What will these...
Santa Cruz-based organization brings psychedelic harm-reduction to Burning Man An estimated 55,000 people are currently gathered in the Nevada desert for Burning...
Santa Cruz mountain bikers fulfill their needs Despite estimated thousands of mountain bikers living in Santa Cruz County, there are only around...
Is a verbal agreement and laminated card enough to guarantee clean homeless campsites? Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Santa...
County probation officers take on more supervision of parolees As state officials continue to grapple with overcrowded prisons, much of the burden...
Upcoming race spotlights the Coastal Rail Trail—kind of On Aug. 25, about 200 people will run a 12 kilometer race along the...
What is your stance on the Obama Administration’s handling of national security leaks and unprecedented utilization of the Espionage Act to prosecute...
Mayor and City Manager announce recommendation to reassess plan for contested desalination plant If two top Santa Cruz city officials have their...
Santa Cruzans speak up about offshore fracking at Coastal Commission meeting With the new knowledge that oil companies are using controversial fracking...
Community Television struggles to achieve financial sustainability during hard times for noncommercial media outlets Faced with budget cuts, legislation that restricts spending,...
Upcoming conference addresses youth violence in Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County is the second smallest county, geographically, in California. Yet, in...
When it comes to curbing ocean plastic pollution, what do you think is the best route forward? Plastic pollution in the ocean...
Local riders embark on a 540-mile bicycle tour to support immigration reform With The DREAM Act languishing in Congress for the 13th...
Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center to open new clinic in Live Oak On Jan. 1, 2014, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Despite low community support in a recent survey, do syringe exchanges serve a greater good? Providing intravenous drug users with clean syringes...
How do poor health and nutrition (and its outcomes, such as obesity and diabetes) impact our local economies and workforces? Obesity, preventable...
Local agencies gather to assess the VA’s goal to end veteran homelessness Two years ago, Vietnam War veteran Wayne Wyman went to...
The City of Santa Cruz loses its economic development director After four and a half years as the Economic Development Director for...
What concerns and goals will you be bringing to the table during the Board’s discussions of potentially regulating medical marijuana grow operations?...
County agencies continue investigation following illegal cockfighting bust Sixty-one caged gamecocks, 26 vehicles, and some boxes of beer and doughnuts. That’s all...
