Tag: santa cruz
County Office of Education raises Pride flag
Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah joined two young people at the flag pole at the Office of Education headquarters on Encinal...
Over $30K in stolen bikes and tools recovered from illegal encampment
A man living in a homeless encampment in the Arana Gulch area was arrested Tuesday after he was found with illegal drugs, cash, police...
Protesters hit the streets for May Day
In concert with scores of protests, marches and rallies around the globe on May Day—or International Worker's Day—Watsonville and Santa Cruz took to the...
Pedestrian dies in Hwy 1 crash
A man died early Thursday morning when he was struck by a car on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene...
Monterey County declares emergency
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously declared a state of emergency after the Jan. 16 fire at the Vistra battery storage...
A message of peace—hundreds attend MLK march
Hundreds of people came to Santa Cruz Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr., many waving signs, chanting and singing as they made their...
Santa Cruz wharf reopens
About 150 people attended a brief ceremony Saturday morning hosted by Santa Cruz City officials to kick open the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf after...
Supervisors declare local emergency, county estimates $25M+ in damages
In a brief special meeting on Dec. 27, three Santa Cruz County Supervisors declared a local emergency, which will allow officials to request state...
County Supervisors declare local emergency
In a brief special meeting Friday, three Santa Cruz County Supervisors declared a local emergency, which will allow officials to request state and federal...
Santa Cruz Wharf smashed by high tide
Heavy surf on Monday smashed into the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, shearing off a 125-foot section off the end and sending an already-closed business...
ARTS & CULTURE
How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago
For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...
