Santa Cruz County Bulletin Board

Cotoni Coast Dairies, 2064: A Dystopia

I invite you to immerse yourself for a few moments into my nightmare of the future of Santa Cruz’ North Coast. How will Cotoni Coast Dairies fare in the future, for instance in 2064? During the pa...

Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! Santa Cruz Fights Back Against Trump & Musk Protest

Santa Cruz County Courthouse - Water St. side of building

Saturday 4/5: Lithium Fire Rally!

London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz

“The Room Where it Happens…” Pt1

"The Room Where it Happens…” is an outlet for students to discuss all things news, talk, and the most recent inauguration. The intention is to set an atmosphere for students to ask questions, and ...

The Garden’s “Nine Desperate Dates” @ sold out Catalyst

By Amahli Vivian March 7, 2025, was not the first time The Garden had come to Santa Cruz. They had played at the Catalyst back in 2022, although I was unable to attend. Their most recent “Nine Des...

Defunding Public Media Through Project 2025: Implications for Rural/College Radio Funding and Media Diversity

Defunding Public Media Through Project 2025: Implications for Rural/College Radio Funding and Media Diversity by Faith Ellis In the United States, public media stations similar to PBS and NPR, hav...

Women Controlling the Purse Strings in the Great Wealth Transfer!

March is Women’s History Month Women Controlling the Purse Strings in the Great Wealth Transfer Monterey Bay Resident Director of Merrill Wealth Management March is Women’s History Month, and we ...

Sasscore & The Emergence of Counter Counterculture: Description, History, and Recommendations

Sasscore and the Emergence of Counter Counterculture By Peyton K. It may seem impossible to envision a genre of music that somehow rebels against both mainstream culture and counterculture. Howeve...

Autocracy Continues to Build

I have long labored in this column to outline the frustrating situation all biologists feel in this world as our interests are destroyed by increasingly autocratic tendencies of the government. An...

Where Do Birds Go When it Rains

by Josiah Clark December 11, 2014 The mallard is one kind of bird that fares well in stormy weather. Others are not so lucky. (Photo by Alexis Babayan via iNaturalist, [...]

Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! Monterey Fights Back Against Trump & Musk Protest

Window on the Bay Park

March 12 – 18, 2025

Highlights this week: Greensite... on Rail Trail Segment 7 Phase 2... Steinbruner... Battery fires... Hayes... Out this week... Patton... To Whom Should We Send Invitations?... Matlock... easy pic...

Sunday 4/27: Seaside Earth Day Celebration

Seaside City Hall Lawn, 440 Harcourt Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955 (at Canyon Del Rey Blvd.)

Weekly Review March 16 – 22

This Weekly Review features public meetings in Santa Cruz County as of the time of publication, March 15 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the we...

5/24 – 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...

5/3 Micro May: Scientific Illustration & Observation in Stippling

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. Celeb...

4/27 Intro to Plein Air Painting – Superblooms

Go outside and learn to paint gouache and watercolor landscapes while surrounded by nature as inspiration. This open-air art workshop will teach the techniques necessary to capture environmental p...

4/26 Earth Day in Oils – Environmental Oil Painting

Let’s go to the beach and learn to paint in oils! In recognition of Earth Day, learn how to use oil paints in an environmentally friendly, solvent-free way.  This open-air art workshop will teach ...

4/25 Earth Day Special: Sea Glass Art

Go green this Earth Day by creating a work of art from upcycled beach glass! As part of this special seasonal offering, discover the beauty of beachcombing as you create a one-of-a-kind masterpiec...

4/20 Earth Day Special: Birding Photography

Learn to appreciate the diverse bird populations of Santa Cruz through a camera lens. Level-up your birding by applying photography tips, tricks, and techniques to capture these animals in action....

4/19 Earth Day Rockin’ Pop Up!

Looking for aGNEISSway to spend your weekend? Well, you won't want to take this special event forGRANITE! Celebrate Earth Day with a rockin' afternoon at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. ...

4/19 Saturdays in the Soil

It’s time to volunteer and get your hands dirty! Dig in and flex your green thumb as we tackle invasive species in Pilkington Creek and plant native species in the Museum’s Garden Learning Center....

4/18 Watercolor Entomology: Butterflies

As part of this Springtime special, get up close and personal with the art of arthropods! Featuring beautiful insect displays, from the rarely seen insect taxidermy collection, this program is per...

4/12 Scientific Illustration & Observation in Watercolors

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...

4/23 Art of Nature Workshop: Birds in Gouache

As part of this Art of Nature special, learn from one of the featured exhibitors on how to capture the intricate beauty of birds. Spotlighting local Santa Cruz species as models, participants will...

4/18 Art of Nature Workshop: Butterflies in Watercolor

As part of this Springtime special, get up close and personal with the art of arthropods! Featuring beautiful insect displays, from the rarely seen insect taxidermy collection, this program is per...

5/24 Member Meetup: A Cotoni-Coast Dairies Behind-the-Scenes 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...

Study Finds That US Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining

PORTLAND, Ore.; March 6, 2025 — A new study published today in Science has found that populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for indivi...

Gov. Newsom Urged Against Logging as Wildfire Safety Measure

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 13, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom against fast-tracking logging projects as a response to the devastating Los Angeles ...

Santa Cruz Esthetician Jennalee Dahlen Named 2025 Esthetician of the Year at Global Competition

Santa Cruz, CA – March 13, 2025 – Jennalee Dahlen, founder of Yoso Wellness Spa, has been named the 2025 Read More

Black Lives Matter Plaza Removed for DC Funding

WASHINGTON (03-12) – Emboldened by Donald Trump’s war on words and “woke” phrases, Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA) a member of the House - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 3 in...

Raising Boys

Raising Screen-Free Boys and Keeping them as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible. by Katherine Johnson Martinko Wife, Mother of Three Boys and Thinker/Writer If you have ever [...]

Chronodiversity in Redwood Forests

Among the hallmarks of healthy redwood forests are trees of varying ages growing and thriving together. Achieving this diversity of ages, or chronodiversity, can improve old-growth conditions, whi...

Positive Hardcore in Socal: A Night at the Moroccan Lounge with Fall Through, Silenced, Stand Tall, Start Today, and Kiowa

By Peyton K. A Youth Crew revival is on the horizon, and it's coming to a town near you. After hearing raving reviews of Start Today after they opened for Knumears' 2 Year Anniversary show on the ...

When the Wheels Fall Off the Trolley

Yes, this is a blog about the Natural World in which we all live. Unfortunately, some are less than responsible citizens, who refuse to live in harmony with Nature. It's only been a month since th...

The forgotten story of the woman who invented the ________________

Gilded Age socialite Josephine Cochrane transformed the way we clean dishes. By Sarah Durn A young Josephine Cochrane and an iteration on her dishwasher patent issued in 1917. Images: US [...]

Sunday 3/16: Reading and Book Signing with Deena Metzger

Resource Center for Nonviolence

Saturday 3/15: Reimagining Public Safety - Session 1: Defining Community

SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Saturday 3/15: TeslaTakedown Protest at the Tesla Showroom in Seaside

1901 Del Monte Blvd, Seaside, CA 93955

Berlin’s IT girl and DBBD at 1015 Folsom

By Cindy Becerra Berlin’s IT girl finally made her way to the States for her grand US tour with DBBD. Miss Bashful was born in Mexico City and is proud of her Mexican and German roots. Living in B...