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Giving to KSQD helps ensure that they can continue to make important connections between our diverse communities, throughout the greater Monterey Bay Area.

Eyes in the Sky

Unauthorized law enforcement agencies were inadvertently allowed to view information from the city’s license plate readers, according to a report shared at the Nov....

Final Exam

A Santa Cruz High School graduate, Kyle Thiermann lands somewhere between an innovative entrepreneur and a comedic raconteur.

Public Weighs In on 150 Proposed Layoffs in PVUSD

At the contentious meeting—which lasted past midnight—the PVUSD board discussed cuts to help stave off a projected $15 million shortfall.

An ocean view, pollution included

...right here in our county, our litter, our cigarette butts, our plastics are going into our watershed, and we’ve got to stop it.

Big Layoffs

PVUSD officials warn of deep layoffs and budget shortfalls as declining enrollment and lost Covid funds squeeze the district’s finances.

Residents Want Local Control

Santa Cruz residents gathered to warn against a proposal to build three more of the facilities in the county.

Capitola Plein Air Continues Through Nov. 9

Forty artists have been taking part in the 2025 Capitola Plein Air, a six-day outdoor art event that will culminate in a show and sale Nov. 9.

Letters

...a few dozen feet of track in front of the Boardwalk...keeps injuring cyclists. The problem has been known for years. It’s still not fixed.

Purple Haze

Anyone driving at night in parts of the Pajaro Valley may occasionally notice an unsettling purple glow illuminating the sky.

DROWING? NOPE

“Learning to surf is like learning a language that wants to kill you,” Litt writes in his new memoir, It’s Only Drowning.

RTC Releases Final Rail-Trail Report

In two decades, Santa Cruz County transportation officials envision a 22-mile, cross-county rail-trail system that could transport an estimated 4,200 passengers between nine stations.

Bridge Still Out

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Dance the Blues Away

Get the Concept?

Healthy Holidays

Street Talk

Mission Critical

Switch It Up

Bridge Still Out

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Eyes in the Sky

Final Exam

Public Weighs In on 150 Proposed Layoffs in PVUSD

An ocean view, pollution included

Big Layoffs

Residents Want Local Control

Capitola Plein Air Continues Through Nov. 9

Letters

Purple Haze

DROWING? NOPE

RTC Releases Final Rail-Trail Report