Santa Cruz City Council Votes 6-to-1 to Ban Flock
For over a year, cameras deployed across Santa Cruz County have scanned thousands of license plates. According to the city council, eight devices called Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) were added to the streets of Santa Cruz, providing police with the service of a 24-hour...
Community Left in the Dark Over Proposed Catalyst Demolition
Editor’s note: Some sources have been named only by their first name for privacy reasons. The Catalyst, a historic music venue and community space that has served Santa Cruz since the 1960s, has hosted notable bands from Nirvana and Pearl Jam to Tina Turner and...
Santa Cruz Waves Face Uncertain Future as Cliffs Erode
Every day, the cliffside of Santa Cruz is filled with surfers, bikers and families. Santa Cruz’s West cliff represents a place where many can go to relax and remove themselves from everyday pressures. But now, experts say the Santa Cruz cliffs could become more dangerous...
The Santa Cruz Community Rallies to Get “ICE out for Good”
Editor’s note: This article contains content related to death and violence. Additionally, some sources have been named under pseudonymsand first names for safety and privacy concerns. Sunlight beamed on the intersection of Ocean and Water streets as over a thousand people flooded the sidewalks in...
Santa Cruz Residents Protest Trump’s Invasion of Venezuela
Editor’s Note: This article contains content relating to ongoing war and violence. Less than 24 hours after the Trump administration’s bombing of Caracas, Venezuela, over 300 of Santa Cruz residents gathered at the intersection of Ocean and Water Streets in dissent. News of the bombing...
Facing a cost-of-living crisis and negotiation stalls, UC’s largest union strikes.
UC Santa Cruz frontline and service workers gathered at the base of campus for an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 Strike on Nov. 17 and 18. Participation on the first day peaked at around 175 people towards 1 p.m....
Students Report Harsh Conditions at UC-owned Hilltop Apartments
The Santa Cruz housing market is difficult enough for experienced renters. But for many students, standard requirements like earning three times the rent, having strong credit, or providing a rental history pose a major challenge. “In a town where a lot of people don’t want...
Santa Cruz Fights Offshore Oil Drilling, Again
Forty years ago, California coastal communities fought against offshore oil drilling by forming the “Blue Wall,” which prevented oil companies from operating near the waterfront. As a result, California oceans have been protected from drilling prospects — until now. This October, the Houston Chronicle published leaked...
Housing Matters Ends Day Services, Leaving Unhoused Community at a Loss
Clean running water, access to restrooms and three meals a day — for many, these basic needs are taken for granted. But for some unhoused Santa Cruz community members, Housing Matters was one of the only places they could find these resources. Housing Matters is...
Santa Cruz Joins Nation in Saying “No Kings”
Editor’s Note: In the interest of personal privacy and safety, some individuals in this story have chosen to be referred to by their first names only. “We are the voice of America, we are the voice of democracy,” said Peaches Lopez, a Santa Cruz local,...