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...
Commemorating Jean-Michel Basquiat: A One Man Show
When Obie Award-winning actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith, met the late Jean-Michel Basquiat on an LA dance floor in the ’80s, it was friendship at first sight. “I was rapping and … he was attracted to my energy, and I was attracted to...
Down Highway 17 and Up the 1: Commuters Face Rising Gas Prices
Jillian Kerney, a third-year linguistics major, commutes 50 miles up and down Highway 1 to UC Santa Cruz three days out of the week. Not only does this allow her to keep her job in Monterey, but it also lets her avoid the struggle of...
Sex and the City on a Hill: Mister Aaron Ace
Hi Laye Texx, I don’t know if this is the right place for this but my question essentially is how do I go about dating as a gay asexual man? All my relationships start with my partner telling me that they’re fine with a purely...
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...
“No Concessions Made”: UCSC UAW 4811 Representatives Disappointed with Latest Contract
Fifth-year astrophysics doctoral candidate Isabel Kain recalled her experience at a rally in the Quarry Plaza in fall 2021. As she listened to a mother of two speak about her struggles to support her family while making only $20,000 a year, Kain felt empowered and...
Sprouting Success: The Revival of the Stevenson Garden
“A beautiful and strenuous, fatiguing experience.” That’s how Zuri California, an agroecology and global and community health double major, and co-lead intern for the People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) described restoring the beloved Stevenson Community Garden. After many years, the Stevenson Community Garden is...
“Report Up, Not Out”: C9/JRL RAs Voice Frustration Over ICE Policy
Editors’ Note: Anonymous sources mentioned in this article are referred to as “RA ‘A’” and “RA ‘B.’” City on a Hill Press is committed to protecting the identity of these sources. All protocols and policies stated solely pertain to College Nine and John R. Lewis...
Hope is on the Menu
“Our biggest goal for the conference was for people to feel hopeful,” said Ren Luevano, steward of the UC Santa Cruz community herb garden. Luevano was a speaker and primary organizer for Raíces y Futuros, a student-led conference focused on combining food justice and abolition...
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...