Santa Cruz County Women’s March Photo Gallery
Putting the Fun in Fungus
The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz (FFSC) transformed the Louden Nelson Community Center into a mushroom wonderland this weekend. The Santa Cruz Fungus Fair is the largest fungus fair in the country, with everything from a kids’ room with stamp making, tie-dying and face painting,…
Gallery: Hundreds March to Downtown Santa Cruz on Inauguration day
Recreational Marijuana for Adults
California has the opportunity to join Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska by legalizing the adult use of recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 election. If passed, California would be the most populated state to legalize marijuana. The proposition has unknown ramifications, which has caused confusion…
Q&A with City Council Candidates
City on a Hill Press hosted a forum for Santa Cruz City Council candidates at the Student Media Center to discuss university expansion, police accountability, housing and other issues affecting UC Santa Cruz students. Special thanks to Banana Slug News for filming the candidate’s answers….
Measure D: Tackling Transportation
Twelve years ago, former chair of the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, Paul Elerick, led the charge to vote down a local measure to widen Highway 1. The push to widen the highway has reappeared now with Measure D, and this time around, Elerick is aligning…
UCSC Police Department Host Active Shooter Training
In 2015, there were 372 mass shootings in the U.S., defined by the Department of Homeland Security as a shooting which involves four or more casualties. In response to public interest, UC Santa Cruz’s Police Department (UCSC PD) hosted an active shooter response seminar, which…
We Are A Strong, Gentle People
“What does a community do when it is confronted by tragedy? Do we deny its existence?” -Sean Arlt, letter to the editor SC Sentinel Sean Arlt, who was killed by police on Oct. 16, asked these questions to the Santa Cruz community in an August 2015 Santa…
Local Man Killed by Police
Early Sunday morning at 3:30 a.m., four Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) officers responded to a call about a disturbance on the 200 block of Chace Street on the Westside. The resident called 911 saying someone, later identified as Sean Arlt, was pounding on his…
150th Sparks Celebration
The savory aroma of Paradise Dogs, a hot dog booth on Main Beach, wafted through the air, mixing with the sounds of local funk music and conversation. Throughout the day of Oct. 1, thousands of community members stood on the makeshift stage located next to…