Illuminée Studio and other local businesses are staying strong during the pandemic thanks in part to Santa Cruz County…
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Cal Fire suspends backyard burns in Santa Cruz County unless residents get permits
Since Jan. 1, Cal Fire and other fire agencies across the state have already responded to over 1,354 wildfires. Several wildfires ignited in Santa Cruz County during a hot, dry January.
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Morning Lookout: O’Neill Sea Odyssey responds to allegations, where to see bald eagles in Santa Cruz County
A new partnership between UC Santa Cruz and United Way will support community-engaged research and offer UCSC…
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How a first date may have led to a murder, a cover-up and a huge wildfire that killed 2
Prosecutors say a Vacaville man killed his date and burned her body in a fire that eventually spread into a massive deadly blaze in Northern California that killed two people in their homes.
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Morning Lookout | BREAKING: O’Neill Sea Odyssey ‘racism, misogyny’ allegations, Rail Trail re-do
Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 29, and it’ll be mostly sunny with a high of 75. We’re waking up to a big, developing story this morning: The executive director of the O’Neill Sea Odyssey — the environmental education organization that carries on the legacy of late, legendary inventor of the wetsuit Jack O’Neill — has […]
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O’Neill Sea Odyssey responds to executive’s resignation after she alleges ‘racism, misogyny and privilege’
O’Neill Sea Odyssey on Thursday evening responded to the resignation letter that its executive director, Rachel Kippen, had posted publicly the day before. Wrote Kippen: “Our Board of Directors is predominantly male (seven of eight), entirely white, representative of one age group [and] not from the communities that the organization primarily serves …”
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Morning Lookout: Political legacy of the Coonertys, anger over killer’s sentence, stuck in orange
Over the years, programs at Life Lab have emerged into one of the premier educational resources for gardening in the…
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Santa Cruz Main Beach parking rates to increase Sunday as city prepares for tourist season
Base parking meter rates in and around the beach will increase from $1.80 per hour to $2.25 per hour — a 25% increase — starting May 1. It’s the first rate increase since 2019.
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Outrage grows as new video shows Latino man dying after Bay Area police pin him for 4 minutes
Mario Gonzalez can be heard saying, ‘I didn’t do nothing, OK?’ before losing consciousness. Family members compare his death to George Floyd’s.
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In their own words: Maddy Middleton’s family, community members sound off on Adrian Gonzalez’s sentence
Inside court and out, people had strong reactions to Gonzalez’s sentence. Here’s a look at what they said.
