Civic Life

California’s recall election officially ends as Newsom prepares for 2022

Recovery & Reopening

California’s job growth took a hit as the Delta variant spread

Food & Drink

LILY BELLI: Eaters Digest on Restaurant Week, a Humble Sea Felton update and Taylor’s Hot Dog Stand

Wallace Baine

An exploration of heritage: Author links Santa Cruz, Japan through art, catastrophe in new novel

Higher Ed

Pressure mounts on UC system to reach agreement with lecturer workforce as strikes, class cancellations loom

COVID 2021

CDC poised to expand COVID booster shots. What does that look like in Santa Cruz?

Weather

Category 5 atmospheric river takes aim at Northern California with series of strong storms

Government

Bernie Escalante named interim Santa Cruz police chief

City Life

BOLO Best Bets: Dance through the raindrops to the SC Symphony, chili cook-off and Pivot

Environment

Major California earthquake would knock out cell service, communications, study finds

The Here & Now

The Joe behind Joze: New ‘Foodie’ doc pays tribute to a Santa Cruz culinary legend

Health & Wellness

COVID and the flu: Is a ‘twindemic’ threat lurking again?

Politics

County workers protest working conditions, say they are on the edge of a strike

Places

Watching the sky warily: CZU fire families worry about rebuilds as rain starts

The Here & Now

Man behind the murals: County names Yermo Aranda Artist of the Year

Health & Wellness

For the vaccinated, how risky could holiday gatherings be?

Recovery & Reopening

In-N-Out Burger’s fight over COVID vaccination rules could be start of bigger battle

Places

Santa Cruz County home prices dip slightly

K-12 Education

Will big changes shape up California schools?

Environment

Newsom declares drought emergency across California

Government

Supervisors: We want more control over placement of sexually violent predators

Coast Life

‘Nothing has introduced more people to surfing than the Boogie Board’: Tom Morey opened the waves to the masses

Health & Wellness

What Colin Powell’s death tells us — and doesn’t — about COVID-19 and vaccines

K-12 Education

County officials, parents prepare for children 5 to 11 to receive Pfizer vaccine, likely in early November

Places

‘This is going to solve the housing crisis’: Santa Cruz builder waxes on importance of ADUs

K-12 Education

In Sacramento and elsewhere, parents protest California student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, keep kids home

Food & Drink

Born from the pandemic, pop-up shops thrive on East Cliff Drive

Higher Ed

Seeking more stability, better pay, UCSC lecturers inch toward strike after UC offer: ‘It’s not an adequate proposal’

Wallace Baine

WALLACE BAINE: On the anniversary of the ’89 quake, imagining a Santa Cruz where it never happened

Places

The third rail of Santa Cruz County politics: Electric streetcar steps into the political transit fray

Watsonville

UPDATE: Fire in Pajaro Valley now 60% contained

Environment

California adds Pacific leatherback sea turtle to its endangered species list

Environment

Have you seen the big boat off Santa Cruz this week? Here’s what we know

Health & Wellness

Officials fear a resurgent flu season as COVID-19 restrictions fade, schools reopen

Civic Life

Halloween will return to downtown Santa Cruz, but not in full street party fashion

Food & Drink

LILY BELLI: Eaters Digest checks in on Bread Boy’s return, 11th Hour’s expansion and Pana’s chowable arepas