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Santa Cruz County has some of the strictest fireworks laws in California. Here’s what you need to know ahead of July Fourth
By Caly Luna Plowman
Starting July 3 at 8 a.m., the Santa Cruz Police Department will enforce a citywide safety enhancement zone. This means fines for violations of the city’s municipal code, including the […]
‘Abandoned by Dignity’: Medical foundation changes contract structure with Dominican Hospital physicians, leading to more than a dozen departures
By Hillary Ojeda
Dignity Health Medical Foundation’s decision to change its physician contracting structure has prompted more than a dozen doctors and advanced practice providers to work for other health systems. Patients say […]
Carmageddon: Metro board to hold public hearing for own sales tax measure for November ballot, separate from citizens’ initiative
By Max Chun
To pursue as many potential paths to a local funding source as possible, the Santa Cruz Metro board discussed moving to put a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot […]
Santa Cruz’s 418 Project aims to reinvent itself with a bold new step toward mysticism, esoterica and the avant-garde
By Wallace Baine
Under the leadership of new executive director Dennis Bartok, Santa Cruz’s long-standing arts nonprofit The 418 Project is undergoing a “rebirth” by expanding its traditional dance focus into adventurous, self-produced […]
OPINION: Santa Cruz County shares 911 and libraries. Why not housing?
By Kevin Norton
Santa Cruz County is losing its young families with children — and local activist Kevin Norton says our fractured, agency-by-agency approach to housing is why. Here, he offers up a […]
Newsom’s parting gift: A budget that delays California’s deep cuts to 2027
By Yue Stella Yu / CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers reached a final budget deal last week that largely relies on AI revenue projections and new taxes to delay social service cuts and shrink […]
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
By Mark Sherman / Associated Press
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, rejecting in a 5-4 decision a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and […]
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Best of Santa Cruz County events, June 29-July 2
Here are some local events you might be interested in this week:
Monday, June 29
- Salsa Dance June Series | 6 p.m. @ Mid County Social Activity Center
- Luciana Souza & Marcel Camargo Music | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz
- Rumba Dance Series | 7 p.m. @ Mid County Social Activity Center
- Contact Improv | 8 p.m. @ The 418 Project
Tuesday, June 30
- WomenCARE Cancer Support Group | Noon @ via Zoom
- Heather/Nelsen Duo at Jack O’Neill Lounge | 3 p.m. @ Jack O’Neil Restaurant and Lounge
- Book & Burrito Tour with Kate Lukacs: Van Down! Book Signing | 5 p.m. @ Humble Sea Brewing Co.
- Santa Cruz Art Lab | 6 p.m. @ The Vision Sanctuary
- Trivia Tuesdays | 6 p.m. @ Discretion Brewing
- Wahine Beginning Class: Te Hau Nui School of Hula and Tahitian Dance | 7 p.m. @ The 418 Project
- Master Class: Susan Muscarella – The Piano Trios of Bud Powell, Bill Evans & Keith Jarrett | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz
Wednesday, July 1
- Motion Pacific: Dance for PD | 1 p.m. @ The 418 Project
Earth’s Greatest Enemy Screening at RCNV | 6 p.m. @ Resource Center for Nonviolence - Beginning Choreography for Adults | 6 p.m. @ Motion Pacific Dance @ London Nelson Community Center
- Forgotten Peoples: Remembered | 7 p.m. @ Samper Recital Hall, Cabrillo College
Thursday, July 2
- Gravity, Rockets, Rogues and Aliens | 3 p.m. @ Capitola Branch Library
- Persephone Restaurant Thursday Night Pasta Special | 5 p.m. @ Persephone Restaurant
- Congo Dance Class | 5 p.m. @ The 418 Project
- An Evening with Nashville Americana duo Goldpine | 7 p.m. @ Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
- Learn to Line Dance | 7 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar & Grill
- Ellis Bullard | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
