Resilience in the Face of Disaster
Matthew Boid was driving to a doctor’s appointment when he saw the flames in his rearview mirror. Ray Miller was bringing his car to the shop when he saw the entire canyon ablaze. Bobbie Crippen heard the explosions of propane tanks grow louder as she...
Anti-Rent Control Flyer Met by Student Protests
Days before the Nov. 6 election, when local rent control Measure M would fail to pass, and while both campaigns were still in full swing, Students United with Renters (SUR) protested perceived racist tactics used in the campaign against Measure M. About 40 protesters marched...
Q&A with New Council Member Justin Cummings
CITY ON A HILL PRESS (CHP): What’s the first thing you plan to do in office? JUSTIN CUMMINGS: Make sure that the rent freeze stays in effect […], make sure that we get something [to replace Measure M], and not lift the freeze until we do....
Respect the Land
The Amah Mutsun creation story tells that in the beginning, the world was water. Creator placed hawk, hummingbird and eagle on a sacred peak in the Santa Cruz Mountain Range, Mount Umunhum, to form the world we see today. Creator formed humans last with special...
Campus Seeks New Chancellor
Since Chancellor George Blumenthal announced his year-end retirement, the UC Santa Cruz campus has been buzzing with the question of who could potentially fill the position. Leading the charge to find Blumenthal’s replacement is an advisory committee of 13 members. On Oct. 26, UC President...
Restoring Justice
The paintings and poetry flanking the room, created by inmates at the Santa Cruz County Jail, laid a fitting backdrop for a conversation about the criminal justice system. About 80 Santa Cruz residents packed into the Resource Center for Nonviolence, across the street from the...
Warming Center Celebrates Storage Facility Success
The Warming Center hosted a celebration for the success of the new permanent location of its storage program at 150 Felker St. on Nov. 3, after running the program out of a converted shuttle bus for three months. The program currently serves about 150 houseless...
Marching For a Future That’s Brighter, Not Warmer
*Last name omitted Bodhi Ray*, with a look of solemn determination furrowing his four-year-old brow, strode up the Santa Cruz County courthouse steps and repeatedly shouted, “We can’t drink oil, water is life!” This child’s words were an expression of solidarity with the 21 youth...
Vigil for Pittsburgh Synagogue
Quarry Plaza was busy as always on Monday morning, but amid the typical hubbub, a somber bubble of silence rested on the shoulders of people mourning the loss of 11 lives this past Saturday. Santa Cruz Hillel held a vigil for the victims of the...
SUA Misuses Programming Funds
Sage the Gemini performed at UC Santa Cruz on Oct. 20 to over 2,500 students. Miscommunication surrounding Student Union Assembly (SUA) use of general funds for the concert later sparked outrage among college governments and ethnic organizations. The competency of the Student Union Assembly (SUA)...