Gillian Greensite, Activist Turned Mayoral Candidate
Editors’ Note: This article contains brief mentions of rape and sexual assault. When asked why she wants to run for mayor of Santa Cruz, Gillian Greensite replied: “After 46 years of being on the public side of the podium, I have decided to throw my...
Community Organizer Joy Schendledecker is Running for Mayor
Joy Schendledecker was shocked to learn how expensive Santa Cruz could be after moving from London just over 10 years ago. Knowing that the people who are essential to the city’s economy cannot afford to live where they work gave her the drive to pursue...
What Would a UCSC Student on the City Council Look Like?
For most soon-to-be college graduates, studying for finals, packing up moving boxes and searching for future jobs are the main things on their mind before finally walking across the stage. Instead, Gabriella Noack, a 24-year-old fourth-year majoring in sociology with a concentration in digital justice...
“Santa Cruz is Not for Sale”: Chris Krohn is Running for Mayor
Santa Cruz resident Chris Krohn posted a photo of a protest surrounding the Downtown Santa Cruz clock tower on Feb. 3, 2025. His caption described the crowd as a dragon rising in response to the Trump administration’s agenda. “Trump-musk is poking the dragon, and could...
UCSC Police Department’s Diversity on the Decline
Editor’s Note: Some sources in this article have asked to remain anonymous. Shaniya Woods chose to attend UC Santa Cruz with hopes of an anarchist space of debate and community. As the current programs coordinator of the campus’ Black Student Union (BSU) and vice chair...
Spring into the IAS: Exhibition Explores Themes of Labor and Incarceration
As soon as visitors enter the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS), they are met with strands of cowrie shells hanging in woven vertical lines. Each one is attached into place so that no single shell stands alone. Up close, the structure symbolizes a...
Mail-in Voting Could Get Much Harder. What does this mean for Santa Cruzans?
On past election days, dark blue and black ink pens glide across ballots. Voters pass warm cups of coffee down a single-file line forming around the block. For the following months, blue and red “I Voted” stickers in various languages adorn benches, lapels and laptop...
Farmworkers Day: Unidos en Tiempos de Lucha
Editors’ Note: This article includes references to sexual violence Farmworkers and their families, once empowered and comforted by the story of Cesar Chavez, were blindsided on March 18th when Dolores Huerta publicly shared past experiences of sexual assault perpetrated by Chavez. Huerta revealed multiple cases...
Everyday is Earth Day
Live samba music played from Abbott Square Market as Santa Cruzans floated from booth to booth. Community members from across the county gathered on April 18 in Downtown Santa Cruz to celebrate Earth Day 2026. “The one takeaway we want people to have when they...
UC Santa Cruz Lecturer Ami Chen Mills is Running for Mayor
Ami Chen Mills, founder of Santa Cruz County’s Get the Flock Out campaign and current lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, is running for Santa Cruz mayor. As of publication, Gillian Greensite, Chris Krohn, Ryan Coonerty and Joy Schendledecker have also announced their candidacy. Elections will...