A Day of Action Against DAPL
Video courtesy of Banana Slug News. In tandem with a national day of action, about 200 students organized a peaceful demonstration Nov. 15 in Quarry Plaza to condemn the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and to show solidarity with those at Standing Rock Reservation. “People from...
Measure D: Tackling Transportation
Twelve years ago, former chair of the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, Paul Elerick, led the charge to vote down a local measure to widen Highway 1. The push to widen the highway has reappeared now with Measure D, and this time around, Elerick is aligning...
Supporting Diversity through Dance
Pedestrians strolling along River Street last Saturday paused as they reached the manicured stretch of sidewalk in front of the Tannery Arts Center. Throughout the afternoon, the courtyard in front of the Colligan Theater welcomed world dancers from Santa Cruz and surrounding areas to perform,...
‘Santa Cruz for Bernie’ on the Ballot
Just a few months ago, the small county of Santa Cruz generated a surprisingly large number. Fifty-nine percent of those who turned out in the California Democratic primary voted for Sen. Sanders, one of the largest margins in the state. Despite Sanders’ failure to win...
Sanders in Santa Cruz
“There is an earthquake going on here,” proclaimed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as a crowd of over 3,000 rallied in the Kaiser Permanente Arena last Tuesday. Santa Cruz locals and UC Santa Cruz students queued up as early as 5 a.m. to witness Sanders...
Festival Honors Oaxacan Heritage
Every third Sunday in May, a pre-Columbian festival is held in Santa Cruz. The millennium-old celebration of rain and a bountiful harvest is the Guelaguetza, originating in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. For the past 11 years, Santa Cruz has hosted its own Guelaguetza, celebrating...
More Than an Icon
“It’s hard for the bracero That comes here under contract, Because all he ever does Is work every day bent over. When he returns to his homeland He can no longer stand upright” “The Ballad of the Short-Handled Hoe,” written by Guadalupe Serna and recorded...
Where are Santa Cruz’s New Voters?
The 2016 presidential election is well underway and one can hardly turn to a smartphone or computer screen without being reminded of it. Broadcast news reports in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Boise show footage of election lines wrapping around cars and buildings, spanning blocks....
Global Pollution Carries Local Implications
The discussion of global pollution has become nearly synonymous with that of CO2, but research from two UC Santa Cruz scientists is proving another harmful global pollutant is on the rise — mercury. Along with a team of researchers, Peter Weiss-Penzias, UCSC assistant researcher and...