Cabrillo students reflect on their media fast
On TV, it’s easy to tell when Fred Armisen is joking. He pretty much always is. But what if you saw him...
Santa Cruz County is going wild for Bernie Sanders
New state pot laws line up with county task force
As part of UCSC’s Data Science week, the first ever DataLex Conference brought together 26 speakers on Tuesday, Oct. 13, ranging from...
What’s happening to Santa Cruz’s coastal fog?
Dangerous levels of mysterious toxin showing up in Año Nuevo seals
Where there was once a portable toilet, there is now only a pile of ash and a scorched wooden fence—at least...
Danjuma Adamu, who helped popularize Afrobeat on the West Coast, passes away
With vandalism and a shrinking garden, Beach Flats residents feel neglected
The Water Supply Advisory Committee (WSAC), which aimed to finalize its recommendations by 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, wrapped up with...
A close look at our next possible sister city
Can the Pope’s encyclical on the environment change hearts and minds?
HOW LOW CAN YOU FLOW?
Survey shows support for Coast Dairies, but neighbors have more questions
Local videographer helps people save memories for future generations
SURVIVING SYRIA
Getting to the bottom of unanswered questions in the Madyson Middleton search
Possible downtown overhaul centered around the Santa Cruz Metro Center continues taking shape
As temperatures have soared, debates over housing and Airbnb aren’t cooling off, either. The Santa Cruz City Council has been looking at...
American malls are disappearing. Is Capitola’s part of the trend?
Meet the local fighter who says he beat Chuck Norris’ record
RAIN DANCE
Obama administration says local sleeping bans are illegal
For years Comcast wasn’t delivering the fast-lane Internet they promised. Are they now?
PRESENT AFFAIRS
Richard Blum’s fortune grows on the ruins of the American dream
Community gardeners of Beach Flats wonder what’s next
This week, in totally unverified scuttlebutt, we’d like to announce that the United States Postal Service is endorsing Bernie Sanders in his...
Activists take aim at next big water idea