More than 100 people attended a reopening ceremony celebrating the completion of the $1.3 million repair of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf’s southern end.
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Pajaro Valley Unified officials, teachers face off over district proposal to cap health insurance contributions
Contract negotiations in Pajaro Valley Unified School District have intensified as teachers push back against a district proposal to cap health insurance contributions. The district says the cap is needed to address rising health care costs, while teachers argue it could drive staff out of the district.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
It’s ‘nerd Christmas’ in May as Free Comic Book Day returns to Santa Cruz
Downtown Santa Cruz’s comic hubs are rolling out the red carpet for Saturday’s national Free Comic Book Day, including an appearance by cartoonist Mike Kunkel of “Herobear and the Kid” fame at Atlantis Fantasyworld as it and Comicopolis celebrate the industry’s day in the sun.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Joby’s big ride in NYC, training for emerging aviation careers, Java Junction shutters River Street café
Joby’s electric air taxi takes Manhattan, a Monterey Bay nonprofit launches a forward-looking job training initiative and the end of the line for a Gateway Plaza coffee spot are all part of Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly look at local business.
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Santa Cruz County Arts Commission names Micha Scott artist of the year
Professional dancer, choreographer and teacher Micha Scott has been named the 2026 Santa Cruz County artist of the year by the county’s arts commission.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Coffeehouses upping their food game; Abbott Square newcomers; learn fermentation from a master
Lily Belli’s Tuesday newsletter covers a culinary trend for coffee shops, what’s new at a downtown Santa Cruz food destination, a fermenting vegetables workshop and a secret to the crispiest chicken cutlets. Dig in!
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of April 28
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
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Two brothers, one actor: Charles Pasternak shines in Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s ‘Vincent’
Santa Cruz Shakespeare turns to the letters between Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo in “Vincent,” exploring the legendary artist’s life marked by passion, struggle and vision. It is an intimate, solo-actor production anchored by a commanding performance from Charles Pasternak, Jana Marcus writes in her latest theater review, asking us to reconsider not just the artist, but how we choose to see artists at all.
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Kids Day returns to downtown Santa Cruz this Saturday
Downtown Santa Cruz is hosting its annual Kids Day this Saturday, May 2, from noon to 4 p.m. on Cooper Street and on Pacific Avenue between Locust and Church streets.
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Fatal clocktower stabbing case suspended as suspect is deemed mentally unfit to stand trial
Criminal proceedings against Robert David Worel, the man charged in last month’s fatal stabbing at the clocktower plaza in downtown Santa Cruz, were suspended Monday after a judge ruled that Worel is mentally incompetent to stand trial.
