One month down for UCSC’s new smoke- and tobacco-free policy UC Santa Cruz senior and literature major Thomas VanGilder enjoys a cigarette...
Santa Cruz City Council authorizes plan to give recovered bicycles to Teen Center Over the past two years, the subject of bicycles...
Old tensions bubble up among vets and service organizations in the reopened Veterans Memorial Building From the bustling entrance hall of a...
Local event features a Catholic priest who fights for women’s right to be ordained For more than four decades, Father Roy Bourgeois...
You have introduced legislation that would ban cigarette butts in California. What kinds of problems do cigarette butts cause, and how would...
Lower Ocean residents feel they weren’t given enough say in Hyatt plans Despite fervent objections from many residents in the Lower Ocean...
Opportunity Fund gains new support for microloans in Santa Cruz County Small businesses, or those with fewer than 500 employees, provide 55...
What have you heard from constituents of yours who—while not living in the City of Santa Cruz—are served by the city’s water...
Sin Barras calls on community to reject jail expansion grant The Board of State and Community Corrections officially recommended yesterday, Thursday, Jan....
New alliance takes aim at making over the San Lorenzo River Could the San Lorenzo River become a draw to Downtown Santa...
Local group works on providing the homeless with warm spaces on the coldest nights When the cold snap hit in early December,...
How could a new Medicare reform bill soon to be considered by the House affect Central Coast doctors? The new Medicare payment...
The Capitola City Council unanimously passes a ban on commercial cultivation of medical marijuana Capitola is not big a place—the city...
UC Santa Cruz hosts the first Right Livelihood College in North America When David Shaw cofounded the Common Ground Center at UC...
Healthy market initiative takes aim at rejuvenating corner stores Rather than the potato chips, sodas and candy one might expect from a...
From Watsonville Forward to initiatives you plan to pursue, how are you planning to foster economic development and opportunity as the new...
A former Salinas gang member dedicates his life to educating local youth on healthy life choices By the time Willie Stokes was...
Looking back on your first year in office, what were the highlights, and, looking ahead, what are your plans for next year?...
Will Covered California equalize the county’s health insurance disparities? Healthcare has been a fixture in the headlines for several years now—from the...
UC Santa Cruz’s top scientific breakthroughs of 2013 By Aric Sleeper Being second in the world for university research influence is a...
Pogonip Jane’s identification could pave the way for progress in other local cold cases Santa Cruz police recently identified one of the...
In the third installment of GT’s Civinomics coverage, we look at how online users’ civic initiatives are gaining traction If the new...
Plans for Santa Cruz County’s Scenic Rail Trail chug along The Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail is now closer to becoming a...
The idea of raising the federal minimum wage has been gaining national support. Where do you stand on that issue? It is...
Is one of the most common treatments for long-term chronic pain doing more harm than good? Medications that contain hydrocodone—an extremely addictive...
Fishwise celebrates 10 years, authors white paper on human rights When the founders of the Santa Cruz-based nonprofit Fishwise began their uncharted...
Your office has been pushing for expansion of broadband in the county. Why do you see broadband as a vehicle for economic...
After postponing vote on desal, Santa Cruz moves forward in water supply discussions While the City of Santa Cruz has hit pause...
Christine Johnson-Lyons retires from the Community Action Board After devoting nearly 30 years of her time and energy to fighting for the...
Census reveals majority of homeless population lived locally before becoming homeless Last month, the Watsonville-based research organization Applied Survey Research (ASR) released...
