"Happy Earth Day. It's time to honor our Mother Earth," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "When we get it right, the Earth sustains us, but when we get it wrong, the consequences can be catastrophic. Santa Cruz is an easy place to live, but not always an easy place to live with."
The atmosphere was festive on the patio of Jalisco's on Thursday, as people enjoyed a Mexican meal, bid on auction items and even got to enjoy live musical interludes performed by local youth.
Ahead of opening arguments in a far-reaching U.S. Supreme Court case Monday that would decide if it is unconstitutional for jurisdictions to criminally oust people from homeless encampments without shelter options, the city of Santa Cruz has been awarded a two-year $4 million state homeless encampment resolution grant.
Cabrillo College's softball team knocked off Hartnell in nine innings March 18 and the Panthers didn't forget. They avenged that loss with a 4-1 win over the host Seahawks on Thursday in the teams' all-important Coast Conference game.
After nearly four decades spent without stable housing, Lawrence "Blue" McGregor said he has been so grateful for his apartment that he has spent the past four months up before dawn, picking up trash downtown daily for his new community.