Kresge Hate Crime Allegation Dropped
Former UC Santa Cruz student, Brandon Beaton, was accused of being involved in an alleged hate crime at Kresge College in February 2015. Though Beaton was found guilty on three counts — assault causing great bodily injury, battery and resisting arrest — all other charges...
Organics Sprout in Popularity
Dick Peixoto starts his mornings at 4 a.m. with a stroll around his Watsonville farm Lakeside Organic Gardens, mingling with the harvesters, talking about daily tasks and keeping an eye out for any yellow-tinted leaves that can be signs of plant disease. One look at...
Common Code
During their lunch break, students at Branciforte Middle School in Santa Cruz are building a fence for sheep and creating snowmen and dogs. This is all happening indoors on a small tablet screen where these students are learning to code in 45-minute intervals. “Draw a...
Housing Crisis Persists as Demand Continues to Surge
The first night Alana and her housemates spent in their house, they were greeted by an overflowing toilet. Because of inconsistent plumbing, the house’s walls would drip with toilet water from time to time. “It flooded so bad, everything got wet and never really dried,”...
Going Gray and Finding Love
California is home to approximately 5 million people over the age of 65 — more than any other state in the country. Of that population, 36,694 individuals live in Santa Cruz County. There’s significant research on senior health, economic welfare, demographics, technology use and more....
Sharing Trinkets and Fighting Capitalism
The courtyard on the corner of 703 Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz is teeming with vegetation and vitality as those in need and those with abundance mingle and connect. It’s here at the SubRosa Community Space on the third Saturday of every month that...
CA Minimum Wage Now $10
Every month, UC Santa Cruz alumna Taylor Lara spends about $800 for living expenses. She works as a server at Pono Hawaiian Grill, where she earns minimum wage plus tips. She gets by each month but avoids adding new expenses to her budget, let alone...