On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council rejected recommendations from the city’s planning commission on changes to the long-sought ordinance.
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Posted inCity Life
In its rebirth, UCSC Quarry to debut summer music series
Newly announced concerts by indie pop singer Carla Morrison and electronica band STS9 suggest Quarry Amphitheater is ready to emerge as an impressive new concert venue.
Posted inCoast Life
Only a Santa Cruz surfer knows the feeling: Celebrating a decade of protection as one of only a dozen World Surfing Reserves
There are only a dozen surfing ecosystems on earth that have been designated as World Surfing Reserves, communities that treasure their surf breaks so much that they commit to their preservation. As Santa Cruz celebrates the 10-year anniversary of joining the club, it has hired a top local surfer, who is also a committed environmentalist, to help strengthen its role as the program’s flagship ecosystem.
Posted inCity Life
Despite shake-up, Actors’ Theatre’s ‘8 Tens’ show will go on
There’s been a big change in leadership at Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, but new board members expect that the company’s flagship production, the celebrated “8 Tens @ 8″ festival, will return in 2023.
Posted inFood & Drink
EATERS DIGEST: The Prevedelli legacy, Easter eats and farmers market finds
Veteran farmer Frank Prevedelli’s legacy lives on through a memorial scholarship, and spring heats up with an April lineup of wine tasting events and outdoor dining.
Posted inHousing & Development
How many homes are for sale in Santa Cruz County? Just 130 — one of the lowest numbers in 10 years
The pressure on would-be buyers is only increasing, with 33 to 50% of the homes on the market attracting all-cash offers.
Posted inEducation
No more mask mandate: UC Santa Cruz students greet coming change warily
“I have a teacher who was like, ‘Away with the masks!’ And just wants to see everybody’s faces. But I know people are gonna still wear it and be cautious about it.” After two years of pandemic restrictions and remote learning, UC Santa Cruz students wonder about the school’s move to lift its mask mandate effective Sunday.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Joseph Thompson, lead organizer for unionizing Starbucks, is just getting started
As three Santa Cruz Starbucks stores lead much of the chain unionizing in California, local leader Joseph Thompson cites their great-grandfather for union inspiration: “Organizing gives me energy, and because I’m young it’s going to be a lot easier for me to keep that up.”
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘There’s no way you can hide from it’: Discussing California’s housing crisis with Conor Dougherty
When New York Times economics correspondent Conor Dougherty first moved back to San Francisco from the East Coast in 2014, he saw one major issue that related to everything: housing availability and affordability. Now, eight years later and covering housing on top of economics, Dougherty comes to Santa Cruz to discuss the continued concerns surrounding housing both locally and nationally.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz Starbucks stores among first in California to get OK for union vote
The Starbucks stores on Ocean Street and Mission Street are two of the first three of the coffee giant’s California locations to go to a union election after getting the go-ahead from the National Labor Relations Board.