Santa Cruz may be one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, but income growth is slowing.
Valero Employees Sue for Overtime
Three people from Santa Cruz who worked or still work at the Valero convenience store chain are seeking as much as $100 million dollars in lost wages and damages in what they hope will become a class-action lawsuit.
Woman Killed in Crash Identified
Police have identified the woman killed in a head-on collision on Highway 1 last Wednesday as Madeline Kauffman, 67, of Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz County to Host Homeless Vets
For three days in September, Santa Cruz County will play host to homeless veterans, providing them with food, clothing, health screenings, and help in finding jobs.
Crowded Classrooms for PVUSD
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District has long been proud of its small kindergarten and elementary school classes, with no more than 20 students per teacher.
Police Seek Help in Catching Mugger
Santa Cruz police are continuing to investigate the mugging of an 81-year old blind woman two weeks ago, as she walked home from a Westside grocery.
The Few, The Proud, The Jazz Harmonicists
In the harmonica world, musicians are represented by two separate but equally important groups: the blues players who dominate the limelight and the jazz players who settle for what they can get. This is the jazz players’ story.
Summertime Leaves Santa Cruz Starved for Rock & Roll
At Deer Tick’s sold-out indie rock show at the Crepe Place not long ago, one hipster was heard saying to another, “Man, I’m just glad someone still has shows in the summertime.” The observation, it seems, is rooted in what’s looking like another bone-dry schedule of summer sounds from a few of Santa Cruz’s most famous venues. During the spring and fall, places like the Catalyst, Rio Theatre and Cayuga Vault are well known for bringing huge names in rock, reggae, indie, folk and hip-hop to the local stage. Yet each summer, in a pattern stretching back as far as most care to remember, the hot months mark a cold front in the live music output of all three concert halls.
Ten Questions for Marin Alsop
The decorated conductor of the Baltimore Symphony and longtime director of the Cabrillo Music Festival tells us what she likes about Santa Cruz—and what she doesn’t like, ever.
Cabrillo Festival Hits The Street
This weekend the Cabrillo Music Art & Wine Festival turns 18 years old—legal and ready to party with 14,000 of her best friends (by last year’s count).
