Friday’s announcement that Bruce McPherson — whose Fifth District includes the San Lorenzo Valley, much of Scotts…
Sunday Reads Archive
Sunday Reads: An open letter to Good Times and others; the Age of Doomscrolling; UCSC addresses antisemitism
Making the transition from downtown to the beach seamless has been a goal of city leaders for years, and now Santa Cruz…
Sunday Reads: Ambitious new downtown art project, period equity at UCSC & latest news quiz
UC Santa Cruz’s decentralized, woodsy campus has made hosting big student events challenging, but after putting on a…
Sunday Reads: Remembering firefighter Brian Tracy, Jim Denevan’s big canvases & latest news quiz
No need to trek all the way to those packed valleys up north when the Corralitos Wine Trail will lead you to world-class…
Sunday Reads: A studio for the people, UCSC’s antisemitism response, a housing squeeze & latest news quiz
Dr. Gail Newel is officially making her four-year stint as Santa Cruz County health officer the final chapter of her…
Sunday Reads: A handcrafted eco-lament, blasting Santa Cruz’s ‘performative activism’ & latest news quiz
UC Santa Cruz campus police are not currently investigating a birthday party students threw for Adolf Hitler as a hate…
Sunday Reads: A historic Santa Cruz image, 50 years on; raging against the latest mass shootings
Elizabeth Abrams, provost of UC Santa Cruz’s Merrill College, says she’s stunned by two recent antisemitic incidents,…
Sunday Reads: Poet laureate’s perspective, teens and mental health & our latest news quiz
More aid to the residents of Pajaro is being patched together, but the gaps in help and communication are complicating…
Sunday Reads: Le Boeuf twins reunite at Kuumbwa, changing attitudes on sexual violence & our news quiz
The crew manning the Santa Cruz Harbor dredge was tasked with keeping the harbor mouth clear from excessive storm debris…
Sunday Reads: Santa Cruz’s place in the cosmos, debating the Second Amendment & take our quiz
More than 400 students from Pajaro Middle School are now learning in makeshift classroom setups at Watsonville’s…

