2020 Census Underway
Updated on Jan. 30 at 11:40 a.m. to clarify that Paulina Moreno is Project Director of the Thriving Immigrants Initiative. As Principal, Superintendent and Preschool Director at Pacific Elementary in Davenport, Eric Gross is used to filling many roles. When he learned that students weren’t...
A Guide to the 2020 Democratic Primaries
There are eight weeks until Super Tuesday, March 3, the most important day of the presidential primary election. Fourteen states, including California for the first time, will vote. To prepare, read City on a Hill Press’s guide on the leading Democratic candidates’ views, policies and...
State Intervenes in County Cannabis Lawsuit
The state of California is set to intervene in a lawsuit between Santa Cruz County and Salinas-based cannabis distribution company East of Eden Cannabis Co. The case will determine whether the state or county has greater authority in regulating cannabis distribution within Santa Cruz County....
Skilled Craft Workers Launch Indefinite Strike
Forty-nine members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 skilled craft workers began an indefinite strike on Jan. 6. They don’t plan to resume normal work operations until their demands are met. The AFSCME Local 3299 K7 unit represents...
Telescope Construction Delayed on Mauna Kea
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory announced on Dec. 19 that the construction of its proposed telescope on the Mauna Kea mountain in Hawai’i will be delayed due to safety concerns for protesters and workers. Later that day, Hawai’i Governor David Ige ordered state...
Wildcat Strike For a COLA Escalates
The deadline for grades to be submitted at UC Santa Cruz came and went as graduate student strikers continue demanding a cost of living adjustment (COLA). As part of their campaign, hundreds of graduate students have vowed not to submit grades until the university meets...
House to Vote On Impeachment
Over 300 demonstrators filled the intersection of Water Street and Pacific Avenue in front of the Santa Cruz Town Clock on Dec. 17, the eve of the House of Representatives vote on impeachment. A cacophony of encouraging horns and supporters yelling from their car windows...
Psychedelics on Track to be Decriminalized in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz may soon become the third city in the U.S. to decriminalize the recreational use of psychedelic plants, after Denver and Oakland. A Public Safety Committee (PSC) meeting held on Nov. 3 at the Santa Cruz Police Station resulted in a unanimous motion to...
UCSC Mauna Kea Protectors Hosts Teach-In
On stage, Valentin Lopez, chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, sported a lei of yellow flowers and a yellow and red kihei — a traditional Hawai’ian garment. Standing in front of a cloth banner that read, “Protect Mauna Kea,” hand stitched by the Mauna...
ISU Shows Solidarity With Iran Protests
*Last name omitted at source’s request Fashioned with cardboard posters and mouths covered by duct tape, members of the UC Santa Cruz Iranian Student Union (ISU) convened for a die-in protest on Nov. 21. About 50 participants laid down in Quarry Plaza to show support...