17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (207+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel The dancers of Kalpulli Ehecacoatl bring color, spirit and a sense of community to Watsonville Sunday as they perform at Fiestas Patrias. A large crowd filled Main Street between West Beach and Second streets for the annual…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago   (199+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel Visitors to the Farm at UC Santa Cruz climb a hill above the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the campus main entrance. The farm is part of the UCSC Division of Social Sciences’ Center for Agroecology whose…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (184+ words) After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, consultants condemned the Romanesque-style Cooper House, Santa Cruz’s best downtown landmark. This was despite architect/contractor Michael Bates who had reinforced the building and said it could be saved. I appealed to the Historic Preservation…...

23+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1040+ words) APTOS — Meilin Obinata’s decision to run for a school board seat can be traced back to her own experiences growing up in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Attending Mar Vista Elementary School, Aptos Junior High School and Aptos High…...

23+ hour, 40+ min ago   (357+ words) FELTON — As an invasive tree-killing beetle species appears to be spreading in Santa Cruz County, county officials and the UC Cooperative Extension will be holding two community meetings next week to explain mitigation strategies to protect native trees. Since the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (840+ words) SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz High’s football team threatened to score late, but came up short and dropped a 28-25 thriller to Santa Clara in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit, but squandered a…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (246+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel People cooled off in the Pacific Ocean at Natural Bridges State Beach this week as mid-week temperatures rose to near triple digits. A cooling trend to normal temps kicked in Thursday and the National Weather Service forecasts…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (963+ words) CAPITOLA — The 43rd annual Capitola Art and Wine Festival returned to the Capitola Village this weekend, giving locals and tourists alike the chance to explore new art while they sip on local wine and stroll through the sunny Esplanade. The annual…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (701+ words) In May, with five candidates running to become Santa Cruz’s next mayor to succeed Fred Keeley, the Sentinel Editorial Board recommended city voters choose Ryan Coonerty. We continue to endorse Coonerty for this post, which essentially provides citywide leadership for…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (449+ words) APTOS — A crowd of firefighters and community members gathered on Seacliff State Beach Friday morning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a stair climb. At the annual event, hosted by the Central Firefighters Local 3535, first responders and supporters climb up…...