Rising International makes it to the top 16 in a Huffington Post-sponsored fundraising challenge Rising International, a Santa Cruz-based nonprofit focused on...
Law enforcement maintains that nothing could have been done to prevent police deaths in February Santa Cruz County and city officials gave...
The highly anticipated draft Environmental Impact Report for desal is finally out. Will it change anything? When scwd2, the group pursuing the...
Researchers test a new alternative to a controversial chemical The scarecrows perched in Santa Cruz strawberry fields do little to scare away...
What are some of the persisting safety issues with drinking water in the state, and what would the Freshwater Protection Fund change?...
Local nonprofit works to educate and create opportunity for indigenous communities in Guatemala In an isolated region of the Guatemala mountains called...
Watsonville teens host TEDx event Santa Cruz County is no stranger to the TED brand. TED—which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design—talks have...
Former mayor and UCSC student recap their experiences at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women While traveling to New...
Graniterock uses goat grazing as a way to rehabilitate the environment and manage weeds Graniterock, a Watsonville-based company that produces and distributes...
Can the debate over homeless services come to terms with the need for drug and alcohol treatment? Over the last few months,...
Single-use plastic bag bans are underway Shoppers in Capitola, Watsonville, the City of Santa Cruz, and the unincorporated parts of the county...
Documentary explores the hunger/obesity paradox—a question at the heart of Second Harvest’s evolving mission In 1968, with 10 million Americans suffering from...
No, that’s not a typo in the headline. The local historical figure and namesake for Louden Nelson Community Center was actually named...
The Princeton Review dubs UC Santa Cruz one of the greenest colleges in the country Every year, The Princeton Review releases books...
Is a self-regulated, communal camp the answer to Santa Cruz’s homeless problems? In dozens of cities across the country, there are organized,...
More than a year after the 75 River St. occupation, four defendants remain embroiled in ongoing case More than a year and...
May is Perinatal Depression Awareness Month After the birth of a child, most women experience a short period of mood swings and...
As Gov. Brown faces down the courts over prison populations, GT looks at how realignment is unfolding locally Santa Cruz County Jail’s...
Faith group leader relocates to Santa Cruz County for artistic freedom, gets art red tagged Rev. Robert Seals, an artist, musician, and...
New research provides foundation to look at protecting mountain lions, particularly when it comes to Highway 17
The psychoactive jungle brew ayahuasca plays a starring role in the Psychedelic Science 2013 conference During a 1966 congressional hearing on the...
Tensions are higher than ever about homelessness and crime in Santa Cruz County. Is there anything that can be done at the...
Community Safety and Compassion Forum covers topic of needles and drug use Concerned members of the community nearly filled Santa Cruz High...
The Universal Church of Baba’s Kitchen faces a financial setback When Alx Utterman and Jonathan Rosen returned to Boulder Creek in 2005...
The City of Santa Cruz experiments with employing private security to help prevent crime They stand on street corners, roam Pacific Avenue,...
Nascent ‘Citizens Council on Homelessness’ holds its first meeting At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, inside Room 207 of the...
Where do you stand on Watsonville’s possible Sakata-Kett Annexation? This coming June 4, Watsonville voters will vote on whether or not the...
