Columns

Street Talk

What will make your Thanksgiving different this year?

The Editor’s Desk

The death of rock music has been greatly exaggerated, according to three books by music critics featured in our cover story.

Letters

These E-bikes are relatively new on the scene and seem to be quite dangerous if not used properly. The other day I was driving on a busy residential 2-lane road...

Free Will Astrology

ARIES March 21-April 19 The Japanese word mushin means “no mind.” In Zen Buddhism, it refers to the state of flow where thinking stops and...

Street Talk

What’s your comfort food delivery on a rainy day?

The Editor’s Desk

In a world where needy people have been demonized by some in power, here’s the alternative: people who genuinely care about others and have set up nonprofits...

n this week’s Letters section, Santa Cruz readers raise concerns about a dangerous high-rise proposal near Paul Sweet Road, celebrate anonymous acts of kindness, warn about expanding surveillance cameras, and champion original local music over cover bands.