Community Organizer Joy Schendledecker is Running for Mayor
Joy Schendledecker was shocked to learn how expensive Santa Cruz could be after moving from London just over 10 years ago. Knowing that the people who are essential to the city’s economy cannot afford to live where they work gave her the drive to pursue...
Committee on Faculty Welfare Calls on TAPS to Suspend Parking Price Increase
When Measure 82, a transportation reform, passed in spring 2025, Ph.D. student and Voices for Empowerment and Safety in Transportation (VEST) commissioner Jerry Hernandez was one of many students filled with a newfound sense of hope. “It felt like a historical moment. It showed students...
Santa Cruz Elections 2026: Where Do the Candidates Stand?
Nine politicians — five mayoral candidates, and two pairs of candidates for District 4 and 6 — were invited to an election forum on May 7 by local newsroom Lookout Santa Cruz. A rowdy crowd of Santa Cruz locals filled The Hotel Paradox, anticipating Santa...
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...
Black Surf Santa Cruz Widening Surfing Access Locally
For many surfers, the ocean waves provide a space for those who want to experience the freedom of gliding across the water. As the culture surrounding surfing continues to evolve, deep-rooted understandings of inclusion expand with it. Over 40 percent of surfers are Black, Indigenous...
More Requirements More Fees More Money: Upcoming Changes to Campus Parking
This coming fall, increased parking prices will require hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students, staff and faculty to budget extra money to afford parking on campus — making it more difficult to get to class, meetings or even their work shifts. Again and again, drivers...
How Long is Long Enough?: Uplifting Incarcerated Voices
“What does justice mean to you?” That is the driving question of the student-led documentary, “How Long is Long Enough: The Excessive Sentencing of Quntos & Layla.” The film was re-screened on Jan. 19 and centered stories rooted in abolition, resistance and the ongoing pursuit...
Santa Cruz Voted to End its Contract with Flock Safety. What About the Rest of the County?
Santa Cruz became the first city in California to terminate its contract with Flock Safety on Jan. 13, in a six-to-one vote by the city council. Flock Safety is a security company aiming to create a nationwide network of license plate data collection. Though Santa...
Labor Against ICE Panel: Students Say “Nobody is Immune”
Editors’ Note: Sources in this piece are identified under pseudonyms for privacy and safety reasons. “This is an all-out blatant attack on the people,” said Gianna Geary, core member of the UC Santa Cruz Women and Queers Against Tyranny and Capitalism Club. “Nobody is immune....
Santa Cruz City Council Votes 6-to-1 to Ban Flock
For over a year, cameras deployed across Santa Cruz County have scanned thousands of license plates. According to the city council, eight devices called Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) were added to the streets of Santa Cruz, providing police with the service of a 24-hour...