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Neighborhood Courts offer restorative justice: Let’s keep low-level offenders out of court

A meeting of Santa Cruz County residents interested in the Neighborhood Courts program

Neighborhood Courts offer restorative justice: Let’s keep low-level offenders out of court

By Danitza Torres

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Imagine someone hits your car and leaves the scene. Or maybe your child or friend gets caught shoplifting or with a fake...

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Santa Cruz is not immune to hate — let’s build our own table of cooperation

John Brown Childs and Nader Oweis participated in a community discussions at Sonoma State University.

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Santa Cruz is not immune to hate — let’s build our own table of cooperation

By John Brown Childs, Nader Oweis

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John Brown Childs — a UC Santa Cruz distinguished professor emeritus of sociology and veteran of the civil rights...

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Remembering fire captain Brian Tracy: How do I do justice to the man who stole my heart in minutes?

Santa Cruz firefighter Brian Tracy, flanked by wife Stephanie (top) and daughter Stella

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Remembering fire captain Brian Tracy: How do I do justice to the man who stole my heart in minutes?

By Stephanie Tracy

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Brian Tracy, a 16-year veteran of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, lost his two-year battle against brain cancer on April...

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The U.S. Senate should approve the U.N. high seas treaty — we need this protection for our ocean

a blue whale off the coast of Southern California

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The U.S. Senate should approve the U.N. high seas treaty — we need this protection for our ocean

By Dan Haifley

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Environmentalist Dan Haifley says the newly minted United Nations high seas treaty will protect the “wild west” of...

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When is it not safe to surf? My experience surfing in the world’s shark-attack capital

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When is it not safe to surf? My experience surfing in the world’s shark-attack capital

By Evan Quarnstrom

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Nowhere in the world has been more dangerous for surfers than Reunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean....
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UCSC students should expect more from their administration in combating antisemitism and hate

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UCSC students should expect more from their administration in combating antisemitism and hate

By Bodie Shargel

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UC Santa Cruz is seeing a problematic rise in antisemitic acts, writes second-year music major Bodie Shargel. Shargel...
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Toward a March 2024 housing bond measure in Santa Cruz

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Toward a March 2024 housing bond measure in Santa Cruz

By James Weller

Quick Take

James Weller, a local housing advocate, thinks he has an answer to our community’s most vexing issue, the fact that most...
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New housing is coming to our communities — be part of the process

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New housing is coming to our communities — be part of the process

By Don Lane, Elizabeth Madrigal

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The next six months will be transformative for Santa Cruz County. In that time, each city council and the county board...
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I’m a Mexican-American UCSC student and I’m sick of the performative activism in Santa Cruz County

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I’m a Mexican-American UCSC student and I’m sick of the performative activism in Santa Cruz County

By Sebastián Valdez

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Sebastián Valdez crossed the U.S-Mexico border every day starting at age 13 to go to school in the U.S. It cost him time...
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I’m a health care worker in Watsonville with four kids to feed: We need a $25/hour minimum wage

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I’m a health care worker in Watsonville with four kids to feed: We need a $25/hour minimum wage

By Nathaly Rodriguez

Quick Take

Nathaly Rodriguez is a lactation consultant in Watsonville and is tired of seeing her colleagues leave for better jobs...

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Imagine someone hits your car and leaves the scene. Or maybe your child or friend gets caught shoplifting or with a fake...

John Brown Childs — a UC Santa Cruz distinguished professor emeritus of sociology and veteran of the civil rights...

Brian Tracy, a 16-year veteran of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, lost his two-year battle against brain cancer on April...

Environmentalist Dan Haifley says the newly minted United Nations high seas treaty will protect the “wild west” of...

Nowhere in the world has been more dangerous for surfers than Reunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean....

UC Santa Cruz is seeing a problematic rise in antisemitic acts, writes second-year music major Bodie Shargel. Shargel...

James Weller, a local housing advocate, thinks he has an answer to our community’s most vexing issue, the fact that most...

The next six months will be transformative for Santa Cruz County. In that time, each city council and the county board...

Sebastián Valdez crossed the U.S-Mexico border every day starting at age 13 to go to school in the U.S. It cost him time...

Nathaly Rodriguez is a lactation consultant in Watsonville and is tired of seeing her colleagues leave for better jobs...