For the record, it’s MAH-noo, not MAN-noo. However it’s pronounced, Manu Koenig’s name now has a new currency in Santa Cruz County politics, one shaped in part by a cyclist-architect grandfather, a Massachusetts boarding school and a background in tech.
Recovery & Reopening
Posted inRecreation & Sports
What will COVID-19 safety look like for skiers and snowboarders?
A scan of resorts around the West shows a number of social distancing plans and touchless technology leading the way. Winter warriors should be patient and plan ahead for starters.
Posted inFood & Drink
10 special local drinks perfect for the holidays — or any day
Santa Cruz County sure does produce its fine beverages. And it’s not always just the obvious ones. Here’s a look at 10 good, slightly under-the-radar options for small-gathering social time this holiday season. Cheers!
Posted inCoast Life
Santa Cruz Warriors’ president has had plenty to be thankful for in 2020 — hoops or no hoops
A Q&A with Chris Murphy: On the resilience of the Santa Cruz community, the organizations that have stepped up to help people through the morass of 2020 and the prospects of basketball returning to Kaiser Permanente Arena anytime soon.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Everything you need to know about California’s COVID-19 vaccine plan
As California faces a surge in coronavirus cases, vaccines may be weeks away with three drug companies reporting promising results.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
As pandemic aid ends, California families face brutal new year
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Music from the ashes: Boulder Creek band films video amid wildfire wreckage
Wolf Jett was primed for a busy year of touring pre-pandemic. Then wildfire took their prized studio and performance site, known as the Hill House. What they did next was the stuff of resilience, inspiration and healing.
Posted inCoast Life
‘Why We’re Polarized’ author Ezra Klein headlines UCSC virtual lecture
Former Vox editor and writer Klein, now with the New York Times, joins British journalist Will Davies in an online talk called ‘Living in Frayed Democracy’
Posted inPolitics & Policy
21 for ’21: Sibley Simon building a plan around affordability, homelessness
Sibley Simon, president of a nonprofit housing development company, is building 120 units of permanent supportive housing on the Housing Matters campus in Santa Cruz. It’s yet another step in his mission to achieve ‘functional zero’ on homelessness.
Posted inCOVID 2022
COVID-19 testing in Santa Cruz: Success story or debacle?
With some small-town triumphs — including help from some UC Santa Cruz scientists — and some frustrating roadblocks, COVID-19 testing in Santa Cruz County has been a little bit of both.