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A year after my father’s death, I’m still getting to know him; turns out his time with Pranksters wasn’t so merry

Opinion from Community Voices

A year after my father’s death, I’m still getting to know him; turns out his time with Pranksters wasn’t so merry

By Evan Quarnstrom

Quick Take

Dean Quarnstrom died in 2021 and his son Evan has spent the year since traveling the world, mourning and reading his...
Wallace Baine

The ’Stache goes off into the sunset: After 40 years, KSBW’s Phil Gomez retires from TV news

Wallace Baine

The ’Stache goes off into the sunset: After 40 years, KSBW’s Phil Gomez retires from TV news

By Wallace Baine

Quick Take

Phil Gomez has been a fixture and a comfort for Santa Cruz County viewers during his decades at KSBW-TV, and while he...
Election 2022

Lookout Elections 2022: Three candidate forums, On the Campaign Trail, Access Democracy and deep looks at candidates and measures

Election 2022

Lookout Elections 2022: Three candidate forums, On the Campaign Trail, Access Democracy and deep looks at candidates and measures

By Ken Doctor
Election 2022

On the Campaign Trail

Election 2022

On the Campaign Trail
Santa Cruz

Police arrest two teens in alleged Ocean Street attack on homeless man

Santa Cruz

Police arrest two teens in alleged Ocean Street attack on homeless man

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

Santa Cruz Police Department investigators are still trying to understand what initiated an attack on a homeless male on...
Civic Life

Organic’s big South County moment: Might school-zone pesticide switch provide momentum for change?

Civic Life

Organic’s big South County moment: Might school-zone pesticide switch provide momentum for change?

By Mark Conley

Quick Take

Longtime UC Santa Cruz researcher Joji Muramoto is the first organic soil specialist employed by the University of...
Development

Lookout Update: Senior living facility planned along West Cliff Dr. returns to public hearing Thursday

Development

Lookout Update: Senior living facility planned along West Cliff Dr. returns to public hearing Thursday

By Max Chun

Quick Take

Rescheduled from its initial Sept. 1 date, the 76-unit senior living facility proposed for a site along West Cliff Drive...
UC Santa Cruz

‘South Asia studies in a global world’: UCSC enlarges its Center for South Asian Studies

UC Santa Cruz

‘South Asia studies in a global world’: UCSC enlarges its Center for South Asian Studies

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, the Maldives and broader Indian Ocean worlds....
Food & Drink

Lily Belli on Food: Downtown’s restaurant bloom, Trout Farm Inn’s snag, Open Farms and a quick cookie fix

Food & Drink

Lily Belli on Food: Downtown’s restaurant bloom, Trout Farm Inn’s snag, Open Farms and a quick cookie fix

By Lily Belli
Opinion from Community Voices

From warring yard signs to national vitriol, election season has pre-Civil War feel

Opinion from Community Voices

From warring yard signs to national vitriol, election season has pre-Civil War feel

By Claudia Sternbach

Quick Take

Election season is in the air. For Claudia Sternbach, the constant vitriol and opposition she sees online, in the news...
Civic Life

New SEIU deal to cost Santa Cruz $3.4 million, but budget cuts not anticipated

Civic Life

New SEIU deal to cost Santa Cruz $3.4 million, but budget cuts not anticipated

By Max Chun, Thomas Sawano

Quick Take

The City of Santa Cruz narrowly avoided a strike by SEIU-represented city workers after reaching a tentative agreement...
Santa Cruz

Downtown farmers market’s move provides challenge to Measure O’s campaign

Santa Cruz

Downtown farmers market’s move provides challenge to Measure O’s campaign

By Lily Belli

Quick Take

The 32-year-old downtown Santa Cruz market is almost ready to move to a new “permanent,” city-owned location a block and...

Dean Quarnstrom died in 2021 and his son Evan has spent the year since traveling the world, mourning and reading his...

Phil Gomez has been a fixture and a comfort for Santa Cruz County viewers during his decades at KSBW-TV, and while he...

Santa Cruz Police Department investigators are still trying to understand what initiated an attack on a homeless male on...

Longtime UC Santa Cruz researcher Joji Muramoto is the first organic soil specialist employed by the University of...

Rescheduled from its initial Sept. 1 date, the 76-unit senior living facility proposed for a site along West Cliff Drive...

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, the Maldives and broader Indian Ocean worlds....

Election season is in the air. For Claudia Sternbach, the constant vitriol and opposition she sees online, in the news...

The City of Santa Cruz narrowly avoided a strike by SEIU-represented city workers after reaching a tentative agreement...

The 32-year-old downtown Santa Cruz market is almost ready to move to a new “permanent,” city-owned location a block and...

A new advocacy group’s campaign to educate the public about the dangers of pesticides sprayed near neighborhoods with...

Anju Reejhsinghani started as UC Santa Cruz’s first vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion Sept. 12 after...

The City of Santa Cruz and workers represented by labor union SEIU Local 521 reached a tentative agreement Sunday...

Our housing priorities are clear. But where does a modern downtown Santa Cruz performance venue fit in? Discussions are...

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary celebrated its 30-year anniversary Sept. 17 with a Santa Cruz gala that was a...

Both the City of Santa Cruz and its SEIU-represented members expect the strike to begin Monday with immediate impacts on...

First reports on the races for Santa Cruz mayor, 3rd and 4th District County Supervisor and state Assembly Districts 28...

The mother-and-son team behind Hakouya has gone beyond their local favorite miso dressing to sell a wider array of...

6,385 miles from their home university in Campinas, Brazil, six social scientists came to UC Santa Cruz this week for an...

Mariposa Coffee has found a permanent home for its Cuban coffees and vegetarian pastries and sandwiches in downtown...

Paola Bruni and Jory Post connected at a literary workshop, then in letter-writing relationship, as each faced a dark...

The death of a 15-year-old girl on campus at Hollywood’s Bernstein High School several weeks ago, and the prevalence of...

Crystal Ross spent six of the past 10 years in jail in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. In this, the second part of a...

New student body president Alfredo Gama Salmeron is feeling the excitement of the new year among UC Santa Cruz students...

Santa Cruz CORE founder and CEO Jaimi Jansen was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation and ordered to pay...

The event, kicking off Thursday and running into next week at venues in Watsonville and Santa Cruz, promises live dance,...

Inspired by the Open Studios Art Tour, which kicks off this weekend, the Open Farm Tours show kids — and adults — where...

Crystal Ross has spent six of the past 10 years in the Santa Cruz and Monterey county jails. She describes her...

A symposium at UC Santa Cruz this Wednesday will bring local scholars and Brazilian social scientists to talk about...

The planned overhaul along Front Street might seem like one of the first steps toward an unrecognizable downtown Santa...

Tucked against Pogonip Creek, a cluster of nine colorful bungalows forms Coastal Haven — a “pocket community” for 11...