Four people seated on a stage and speaking in front of a crowd
October 24, 2025

Weighing in at the State of the Region

Leaders from Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties confab on everything from housing, hospitals and hospitality to air mobility.

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October 24, 2025

Supervisors Table Kratom Ban

On Oct. 21, the board opted instead for a version that prohibits the sale to anyone under 21 but includes a public education component. 
October 22, 2025

United Front

I.C.E. is coming into the community with these big military vehicles and sweep people off the streets. Then everyone stands around and watches and takes videos but nothing happens after.
October 22, 2025

The Silver Ball Wizard of Soquel

Pinball flippers snapping. Bumpers thumping. The chime of a jackpot. Step inside Nine and Three Quarters, and you’re through the looking glass.
October 19, 2025

Thousands Gathered for No Kings Day in Santa Cruz

A slide show from downtown Santa Cruz's No Kings protest Saturday
October 15, 2025

By Its Fingernails…

Nearly half of Latino voters (47%) reported their personal economic situation had worsened under the Trump administration.
October 15, 2025

Higher Standards

A new law authored by Sen. John Laird and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will bolster safety standards for new battery storage facilities.
October 8, 2025

County Taps Nicole Coburn as New CEO

Santa Cruz County named Nicole Coburn as its chief executive officer, just over three months after Carlos Palacios announced his retirement.
October 7, 2025

Watsonville Council Takes Action

The Watsonville City Council unanimously passed the city’s 46-page Homelessness Action Plan on Sept. 23.
October 7, 2025

Uncovered History

Patrick Yana-Hea Orozco, 87, will be honored at UCSC and Cabrillo College for his resistance to desecration of a local Indigenous burial site in 1975.
October 3, 2025

Local ACLU Chapter Holds Awards Luncheon

The ACLU Bell of Freedom award went to the group Your Allied Rapid Response and the Hammer of Justice award to the Watsonville Law Center.
October 1, 2025

Big Build

UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College officials plan to open a housing complex to revolutionize how local students live and attend school.
September 26, 2025

Ditch Your Car for ‘Week Without Driving’

Officials and transportation experts have launched Week Without Driving, a campaign to get people to rethink how they traverse the roadways.
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