Nothing to Lose, Only Demands to Win
For three days in May 2017, Black students and supporters sat in the confines of an unventilated Kerr Hall to secure guaranteed housing for African, Black, and Caribbean (ABC) identifying students, along with other demands. UC Santa Cruz’s Black Student Union (BSU), known then as…
More Than a March
Signs waved in the air, bearing messages in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration and support of women’s rights. Protesters marched down Pacific Avenue on March 8, reminiscent of the scenes in downtown Santa Cruz after the inauguration in January. But this time, the fuchsia…
Santa Cruz County Women’s March Photo Gallery
Gallery: Hundreds March to Downtown Santa Cruz on Inauguration day
Take It to the Streets
Video courtesy of Banana Slug News. Outraged by the outcome of the presidential election, protesters organized for the fourth time in one week at UC Santa Cruz to march more than eight miles in protest against Trump’s presidency. Friday’s demonstration, facilitated by UCSC students Dominique…
UC Laborers Union Protest Pay Wage
About 30 protesters representing the Teamsters Local 2010 union of over 14,000 UC clerical and administrative employees gathered in Quarry Plaza on Aug. 16, denouncing the two-month bargaining delay for a wage contract and demanding better salary and a secure pension. “[The UC] has tens of billions of dollars in reserve […] are their top administrators…
Beach Flats Lease Renewed for Three Years
Santa Cruz City Council approved an agreement with Seaside Company for a new three-year lease on 16,000 square feet of the Beach Flats Community Garden at Tuesday night’s packed city council meeting. Seaside will reclaim 10,000 square feet for its own landscaping purposes. Over 100…
Lecturers Demand Job Security, Fair Wages
A crowd of about 200 supporters clapped and chanted the words “Which side are you on?” and “Too much, magic bus,” to draw attention to the lecturers’ demands in their upcoming contract renegotiation. The demonstration began at the Quarry Plaza on Oct. 22 where supporters…
Last Week at City Council in Photos
By Casey Amaral and Stephen de Ropp About 100 people filled the Santa Cruz City Hall Chamber on Oct. 13 to voice their dissatisfaction with the upcoming closure of the Beach Flats Community Garden. The future of the garden is threatened by the property’s owner,…
One Appeal Underway for Final Restitution Costs Assigned to ‘Highway Six’
In a last effort to reduce Judge Denine J. Guy’s tentative restitution ruling from early July, Rosa Petterson’s lawyer, who was out of town during the previous restitution sentencing, brought UC Santa Cruz Police Department representatives back on the stand. Despite the additional testimony, the…