Santa Cruz County Bulletin Board

School Supplies That Are Safe for Kids

Wow – summer really is winding down. Whether your kids are getting ready for school to start or if they have already started, here are some Environmental Working Group’s tips about school supplies...

Embracing the Back-to-School Transition

Summer is coming to a close, and the new school year is soon approaching! I vividly recall the mixed emotions I had as a child. Realizing summer was almost over brought a sense of anxiety - new te...

Getting Lost at Aptos High School

If we had not gotten lost, we would have never found ourselves looking down on Aptos High School from the mountain above. Seeing the sprawling school from the mountain side made me understand what...

The 2024 Pop-Up Breakfast Series Presented By The Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Market

Tickets This year the Pop-Up Breakfasts return with a small summer series, two events at the Westside Market. It’s a Read More

11/23 Behind-the-Scenes at a National Monument: A Cotoni-Coast Dairies Tour

Don’t miss this special, limited-time opportunity for a private guided tour of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument – before it’s even open to the public! Guided by land stewards and environ...

How to Make the Most of Back-to-School Nights

The best part of the new school year is that the teachers are fresh and enthusiastic, and the kids are glad to be back at school where they can reconnect with friends they hadn’t seen all summer. ...

Environmental Poster Contest Winner Announced

Brayden Willick, 12, from Branciforte Middle School, was the winner of this year’s Keep Santa Cruz Clean! poster contest, announced The City of Santa Cruz. This annual event encourages students to...

It Is Always Hard to Say Goodbye

In January of 1998 I was invited to write a guest article for Debbie Friedman’s Growing Up in Santa Cruz column, Birth Matters. Debbie quickly, and generously passed her column on to me, where I h...

Encouragement: The Heart of Positive Discipline

The root of the word encouragement is the Latin word cor, which means heart. When we encourage others, we hearten them, cheer them up, inspire confidence in them, and show them care and love.Encou...

Shop Smart and Save This Back-to-School Season

Did you know the average American parent will spend about $700 per child this back-to-school season? If that’s likely to put a damper on your summer, take a deep breath and relax.You don’t need to...

Community College Can Be a Big-Brain Decision

A good friend of mine clapped me on the back, laughing, telling me there was no way I was going to Cabrillo, a community college. There were so many great universities out there that Icould go to!...

What a Week! August 3, 2024 “OODA LOOPS” Edition

You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno as they unpack the week that was, on this August 3, 2024 “OODA LOOPS” edition of WHAT A WEEK!

Weekly Review August 4 – 10

This Weekly Review features public meetings as of the time of publication, August 3 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the week, here on the Santa...

Friday 8/2: Santa Cruz Community Midsummer's Eve Parade

Meet at the Clocktower

Do the WAVE Heading Into the New School Year

As the new school year begins, parents all over are gearing up for another transition. Whether your kids are in public, private or homeschooled - there is going to be an adjustment period that can...

Celebrate Community at National Night Out

Mark your calendars and prepare for an evening brimming with community spirit, engaging activities, and delightful treats at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz. National Night Out is just aroun...

More Than Just a Backpack

For 15 years, United Way of Santa Cruz County and the County Office of Education have partnered to make Stuff the Bus a vital source of assistance and encouragement for students. The primary goal ...

River Wildlife Sighting: Heron Eating a Lamprey

Did you know that lamprey live in the San Lorenzo River? Here is your proof! We received these incredible shots of a Great Blue Heron eating a Pacific lamprey at [...]

Steve Pleich – Nuclear War/Hiroshima

Steve Pleich talks about the fading shadow of nuclear war.

Chris Krohn’s Republican Nation Convention Coverage Part 3 – Talk of the Bay

Talk of the Bay covers the last day (Day 4) of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. Chris Krohn and Isabel O’Malley-Krohn interview Rapper Forgiato Blow whose video with Amber Ro...

Creating a Successful Online Teen Writer’s Lab

by Suki Wessling Athena's Advanced Academy There are two questions I consistently hear about my Teen Writer's Lab: Why only teens? And why is it online? Why teens? TWL is [...]

Protest to Oppose Newsom's "Hide Out or Get Out" Executive Order Banishing Those Outside

Protests are continuing against the step-up in attacks on those living in survival encampments in Santa Cruz. One response to the cruel "clean-up:" operation in Pogonip last Monday (7-29) is a Pr...

Sustainability Now! Sunday, August 4th: Let’s go Fishin’! with Melissa Mahoney of the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust

Let’s go Fishin’! with Melissa Mahoney of the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust on Sustainability Now! Sunday, August 4th, 2024, 5-6 PM, KSQD 90.7 FM, KSQT 89.7 FM, K207FE(FX) 89.5 FM and KSQD.org  The...

Cowell Beach Celebrates Five Years Off Heal The Bay’s “Beach Bummer” List

Santa Cruz, California [August 1, 2024] - The City of Santa Cruz is proud to announce that for the fifth consecutive Read More

Lee Brokaw on thinking globally and acting locally

Lee Brokaw is a Santa Cruz resident, a Vietnam-era Veteran, and Chair of the local ACLU Police Accountability & Transparency Committee. He has been a building contractor for over 35 years. He is ...

Connect with Nature with the Mountain Parks Foundation

Monday on Talk of the Bay, host Christine Barrington explores the abundance of well being made possible through connecting with nature. The first half of the show features Brenda Holmes, Executive...

Living Well with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (remix)

Explore the profound impact of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in this episode. Educator and musician Lisa Taylor shares her personal journey with OCD and the treatments that help her thrive, ...

Teen Writer’s Lab

by Suki Wessling Athena's Advanced Academy https://sukiwessling.com/ There are two questions I consistently hear about my Teen Writer's Lab: Why only teens? And why is it online? Why teens? TWL [...]

A Story About a Joyful Adoption

CASA, Court Appointed Advocates https://casaofsantacruz.org/ July 25, 2024 Samantha and Victoria* embarked on a joyful, heartfelt journey as co-CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) three year...

9/28 Behind-the-Scenes at a National Monument: A Cotoni-Coast Dairies Tour

Don’t miss this special, limited-time opportunity for a private guided tour of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument – before it’s even open to the public! Guided by land stewards and environ...

9/21 Nature Photography with Hilltromper

Explore your creative visual expression and capture the natural beauty of Santa Cruz in this environmental photography class. Taught by the photojournalists responsible for the local wildflower ph...

9/7 Scientific Illustration & Observation in Black & White

Love nature, science, and art but don’t know where to start? Here is your opportunity to master a new skill and bring home your own environmentally-inspired masterpiece after just one class. Learn...

8/31 Behind-the-Scenes at a National Monument: A Cotoni-Coast Dairies Tour

Don’t miss this special, limited-time opportunity for a private guided tour of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument – before it’s even open to the public! Guided by land stewards and environ...

Tuesday 8/6: Vigil for Peace at Panetta's Sant Cruz office (whole week)

Outside Rep. Jimmy Panetta's office; third floor, Santa Cruz County Bid. 701 Ocean Street

9/18 Intro to Astrophotography: Blood Moon Eclipse

Get ready for a program that’s out of this world! When Earth’s shadow is cast directly on to the moon, we are treated with a rare lunar eclipse. Depending on the positioning of Earth as it passes ...

9/6 First Friday After Hours | Food, Farming, & Fun

Get to know Santa Cruz’sWILD SIDEat the Museum of Natural History. Nerd out on your night out during monthly after hours events, featuring rotating themes, vendors, and activities. Free admission ...

9/7 CA Biodiversity Day: Native Wildflower Bombing

Learn about California native wildflowers while joining a community park beautification project! Participants will go on a native plant walk, learn about California flowers and pollinators, and th...

FirstPersonSingular: Steve Nagle – Ollie

Steve Nagle is on the road again making mischief with his good buddy, Ollie.

Monday 8/12: Stopping Cop Country: Lessons from Cop Campus for Santa Cruz's Coming Struggle

Ocean View Park (102 Ocean View Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062)

Sunday 8/18: 9th Annual Pajaro Valley Pride Celebration

YWCA, 340 E. Beach St., Watsonville