Santa Cruz County Local News

John Hunt is a collaborator at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation and a research toxicologist at the University of California, Davis.

Laurie Corn is searching for the wandering muse.
Photo courtesy of Suzy Hazelwood.

Just weeks after opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, to a crowd of 90,000 at a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London, Sofia Isella is hitting the road on her first-ever headline tour with her first stop at the Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously appointed Undersheriff Chris Clark to take the agency’s lead role, a decision that was backed by several members of the public and the leaders of numerous agencies that addressed the board.

With a recent shakeup in leadership and efforts to put a bond measure on the November ballot that would provide housing for teachers, Live Oak School District is starting off the 2024 school year intent on restoring trust in light of recent controversies.

It’s tempting to call communication a lost art. But it wouldn’t be accurate. We’ve always been bad at it. These days it’s just more obvious.

ARIES March 21-April 19

Imagine stepping into a world where your wildest dreams come to life, and you can control every moment. Where you could solve problems, create art or improve your tennis serve—all while you sleep. If scientists working in the field of lucid dreams succeed, that world could become a reality sooner than we realize.

MONARCH MANIA

When Aaron Frazer first began singing as a teenager, he was embarrassed of people hearing him practicing.

Ibiza is ready to party. In a wholesome, nutritious and energizing way.

From a young age, Yadira Maldonado found purpose in helping out her hardworking mom, Esperanza, at Taqueria Tepeque in Capitola. Esperanza founded the popular local spot 23 years ago, but her journey started much earlier when she began cooking as a child in Mexico. She immigrated to the U.S. at 14 without her parents, seeking a better future.

After trailing for most of the day, St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca was on the verge of capping off the regular-season opener with a potential game-winning drive.

Jennifer Holm, who has served for six years on the Trustee Area VII seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees—two terms as board president and one as vice president—will resign from the position effective Oct. 10.

Fun activities created by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History help students engage with nature and learn about the remarkable resources in our backyard.