Once-popular sentencing reform is being blamed for a rise in crime
Arguments are in, and the deadline for rebuttals is Friday, Aug. 26
The councilmember Micah Posner announces he won’t run for re-election and tells us why
While Clinton takes flak for her server, government email rules are unclear even here in Santa Cruz
Former Mayor Chris Krohn talks to Sanders-supporting Santa Cruz Delegates at an unwieldy Philadelphia breakfast
Chris Krohn updates us from the frontlines of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Northern California lawmakers see gaps between California’s reform and nation
Decades after community members first rallied to save Lighthouse Field, it needs saving once more
Six vie for at least two openings as race kicks off
What the passage of Measure S in Santa Cruz County says about how to run a campaign
Should local governments take their message straight to the people?
Bernie Sanders speaks as California Primary nears
How Michael Moore threw himself into election-year politics, made a comeback film, wound up in the hospital, and started all over again...
Joe Williams on the District 20 election
Former Coastal Commission head talks environment and diversity in wake of firing
What does commission firing mean for Santa Cruz?
As area candidates battle over term limits, the larger question is whether they work
Mayor Cynthia Mathews talks about Santa Cruz’s challenges and future
California Republicans in the era of Trump
California Republicans in the era of Trump
A look at the race to replace Sam Farr in Congress in 2016
We thought the race to replace Congressman Sam Farr in the 20th District was going to be the showdown to watch in...