Aspiring Jazz Musician Discusses Influence
All photos by Allison Che Hey everyone, today I’m going to talk about my favorite instruments used in jazz and some of my favorite musicians who played them. It’s hard to rank favorites, since all these instruments come together to compliment one another and are...
The Downfall of the Santa Cruz Progressives
The Santa Cruz City Council voted five to two to approve a new city ordinance to ban overnight sleeping in much of Santa Cruz last week. This ordinance, targeted at the houseless community, could have been projected months ago as a new City Council took...
Food Not Bombs Served Eviction Notice
Local mutual aid and food distribution organization Food Not Bombs (FNB) is facing a location dilemma after receiving notice to vacate Lot 23 from construction and development company Anton DevCo. The organization subsequently received a notice from the City of Santa Cruz to relocate a...
New Houseless Ordinance Clears First Council Reading, Awaits Final Approval
A new city ordinance that would ban outdoor overnight sleeping in much of Santa Cruz and tightly regulate it elsewhere cleared the Santa Cruz City Council’s initial readthrough this Tuesday, putting it on track to become law two weeks from now. “My understanding is this...
Barrios Unidos Hosts Santa Cruz Community to Celebrate Black History Month
This article features a short video from City on a Hill Press’s video team, CHP Now. A DJ blasts “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” by Roy Ayers. The walls of Barrios Unidos’ new community center are covered with acrylic paintings of historical Black figures. Over their...
Rhiana Gunn-Wright talks Green New Deal, Climate Policy, and Environmental Justice
Years of lead-contaminated water. Thousands of residents owed $600 million from their city. A former governor facing criminal charges for mishandling the disaster. These are all consequences of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. The crisis in Flint is just one example of how systemic racism...
Santa Cruz’s Hottest New Comedy Club is a Parking Garage
On the Friday before Valentine’s Day, most people were focusing on a romantic weekend with their significant other or themselves. I, on the other hand, was taking my girlfriend up the urine-speckled ramp to the top of the Church Street parking garage. On top of...
Santa Cruz County Anticipates Mid-March COVID-19 Surge
As of Wednesday Feb. 19, there are 14,438 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 172 deaths and 13,605 recovered. For updated information on vaccine eligibility, please check the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) website. As of Wednesday Feb. 17, UC Santa...
Santa Cruz County Health Agencies Prepare for Vaccine Distribution before Predicted COVID-19 Surge
As of Feb. 19, there are 14,438 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 172 deaths and 13,605 recovered. For updated information on vaccine eligibility, please check the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) website. As of Feb. 17, UC Santa Cruz has...
THEA 151A Brings AATAT from the Stage to the Classroom
Without compensation, credit, or attention from the university, the future of the African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT) was uncertain when it was founded in 1991. Now, 30 years later, AATAT is at the forefront of theater arts at UC Santa Cruz, as both an...