In April, a homeless woman knocked on Sheila Carrillo’s door on the Westside of Santa Cruz. She was stunned, but then…
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Q&A: Recently discovered mastodon tooth may hold ancient secrets about evolution of Santa Cruz County
Wayne Thompson has been fascinated with ancient animals since his family owned Scotts Valley’s now-closed Lost World attraction. He’s been on the trail of Ice Age mammals in Santa Cruz County since a juvenile mastodon skull turned up in Aptos Creek in 1980, and the May find of a tooth on a Rio Del Mar beach has the Museum of Natural History paleontologist excited anew.
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Morning Lookout: Santa Cruz’s growth mirage, bike-share rides again & BLM mural repainting
Nearly two years after Brandon Bochat and Hagan Warner vandalized the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa Cruz…
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Sunday Reads: Black Lives Matter mural repainting, local trivia boom and Junior Guards’ serious fun
No matter your budget, the ages and size of your crew and how you like your fun (active, chill, noisy, peaceful, with or…
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Morning Lookout: ‘Exhausting’ housing market, Felton summer adventures, UCSC’s RSV researcher
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, raged last winter, contributing to a “tripledemic” where cases of flu, COVID-19 and…
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4 in 10 California residents are considering packing up and leaving, new poll finds
Californians are overwhelmingly enamored of the state and appreciate its diversity. Still, about 40% of residents are considering leaving, mostly because of the costs.
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Morning Lookout: Santa Cruz rental market now nation’s priciest, KSQD’s expansion & an ambitious grad
Reyna Maharaj, a recent graduate of St. Francis High School in Watsonville, will be heading to UC San Diego in…
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Public Notice: PVUSD Seeks Qualified Individuals for Interim Superintendent of Schools Position
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Morning Lookout: Cowell Beach’s clean turnaround, fast food franchise politics and restaurant reopenings
The largest survey of homeless Californians in decades aims to dispel myths about what drives that state’s most pressing…
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Dr. Lisa Hernandez named next Santa Cruz County health officer
Dr. Lisa Hernandez, a 25-year public health veteran, has worked throughout the Bay Area, including a three-year tenure in Santa Cruz County’s Health Services Agency. She is expected to begin serving July 5.