By KZSC needs to begin airing Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! program. I recommend 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. broadcast, when most people can listen to it on their way to work or school. Currently, KUSP airs the program, but only at 9 a.m. when most...

By Lisa Donchak So, you’ve decided to bring your car to school. Next step, get one of the eight different parking permits available. If that seems complicated, it’s nothing compared to navigating the shifting terrain of campus-wide parking policies. The latest worry is that Transportation...

By Erin Harrington The Band, Bob Dylan, Scotty Moore, Keith Richards: Jim Weider has played with them all. Ironically enough, you have probably never heard of him. In an interview with City on a Hill Press (CHP), Weider talked about his past experiences at Woodstock,...

By Carrie Spitler Over 30 Westside residents attended a three-hour City Planning Commission meeting to protest the Santa Cruz City School District’s proposal to turn a Swift Street lot into a district bus yard. Their cries were well met, as the Commission voted 5-1 at...

By Sofia Bell "What would it be like if you were in a room full of women and all of a sudden there were 50 people thrown in a heap in the center? What would that look like? That is the reality, 50 women, that’s...

By Katia Protsenko Affectionately dubbed the "Lone Ranger," John Wallace has been patrolling over 2,000 acres of Santa Cruz public parks alone for the past five years. But the "Lone Ranger" will soon be getting some partners to help him keep the city’s parks, levies...

By John Williams With upcoming talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, UC Santa Cruz students and visiting experts are presenting a range of viewpoints on the Israel-Palestine debate. The current peace talks are big news for...

By Sara Williams Oakland-native Del tha Funky Homosapien, born Teren Delvon Jones, furnishes the world of hip-hop with illuminating and super-funky lyrical content. The 34-year-old’s experience spans more than two decades and his exceptional lyrics range from science fiction narratives (Deltron 3030) to cartoon-character-delivered hits...

By There was one large group missing from the protest demonstration at the town clock on Jan. 11: the "sluggish" student body. It was the outpouring of students protesting the war in Vietnam in campuses around the country that brought down the Johnson and Nixon...

By Laura Fishman "Crank," "speed," "ice," "crystal," and "Tina" are all slang names for the drug responsible for one third of Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s arrests in 2006 – methamphetamine. The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz met with over 100 community members on Jan. 16...