Trump Supporters and Protesters Clash in Streets at San Jose Rally
Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in downtown San Jose yesterday at the San Jose Convention Center. About 5,000 people cheered “USA! USA!” as Trump called for bolstered protections of the Second Amendment and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. But outside, hundreds…
Mainstream Media Blacks Out the Bern
Everyone was for Bernie. As many as 20,000 people who filled Bonney Field in Sacramento on May 9 represented different factions of the community — signs read “Muslims for Bernie,” “Farmers for Bernie,” “Students for Bernie,” “Moms for Bernie” and “Nurses for Bernie.” “When we…
Reviving From the Roots Up
The first step to making acorn flour the traditional Amah Mutsun way is to gather the acorns. Matt Lopez wanders through Big Basin State Park scouring the ground. He fills five 5-gallon buckets with tanoak acorns. When he gets home, he lays them out in…
A Guide to the Santa Cruz County Ballot Measures
The California presidential primary is only a few weeks away. But on June 7, Santa Cruz County will decide on various ballot measures related to increasing funding for education. Voters can expect to see the following measures on the June ballot. Measure J: Lakeside Joint…
Not for the Rich
When Robert Reich was planning the national book tour for his latest release “Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few,” he told his publisher that he wanted to promote it outside of his normal route of liberal cities. Instead of hitting only the coasts,…
UCSC Students Arrested for Drug Trafficking Charges
Six UC Santa Cruz students were arrested on March 4 for drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy and possession of a controlled substance for sale, according to a press release from the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD). Mariah Dremel (21), Benny Liu (21), Cesar Casil (21),…
Onward & Upward
Joshua Stewart, 37, graduated from Bethany University with a major in history and a minor in English literature. He was planning on teaching community college. He was even working on his master’s degree, until he was arrested for selling drugs. Four years for trafficking and…
Memorial Held for Shireen Ahsan
“Pain becomes positive when it brings you back to Allah […] Be thankful, it can always be worse. Allah never tests you with something you cannot overcome.” Shireen Ahsan wrote these words just days before she died. They were projected on a screen at her…
Hundreds of Community Members Gather to Pray for Missing Students
Community members held a prayer service Wednesday afternoon to honor two UC Santa Cruz students who remain missing after being swept into sea Monday night. The students were hit by a wave on Bonny Doon Beach, just 10 miles north on Highway 1. Shireen Agha…
West Cliff Waves Hello To El Niño
With all the rain Santa Cruz has seen in recent weeks, residents may have forgotten the county declared a state of drought emergency just last June, but one look at the San Lorenzo River or the Loch Lomond Reservoir — two of Santa Cruz’s four…