Santa Cruz County Bulletin Board

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...

Trump Administration Moves to Redo Chemical Disasters Safety Protections, Putting Millions at Risk

Half the U.S. population lives in harm’s way as Trump’s EPA says it’s starting over again on safety

Threats to Student Protest Are Antithetical to the Mission of Higher Education

March 5, 2025 - AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement today.

Weekly Review March 9-15

This Weekly Review features public meetings in Santa Cruz County as of the time of publication, March 8 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the wee...

Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Increases, Still Well Below Historic Norms

MEXICO CITY, March 6, 2025 – The number of monarchs overwintering in central Mexico increased from last year’s low, according to the annual census released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and ...

Teaching Kids to Speak Pet

Kids and pets share a special kind of magic, and like any relationship, communication is key. Understanding body language can help kids know when their pet is happy, playful, or in need of some sp...

There’s No Such Thing as Multi-Tasking While Studying

Back in the day, parents laid down rules, and whether or not we agreed with them, we obeyed. TV hours were limited, curfews set, and homework was done before going outside to play. Period. After a...

Understanding Consequences the Positive Discipline Way

The well-being of children is entrusted to every adult, and we parents, caregivers, and educators have to be very mindful of the decisions that we make to protect and teach children. Having a deve...

Parenting During Uncertain Times

So much has happened this year already – how is it already March, and yet, how is it only just March? The news these days can be overwhelming and, at times, heart-wrenching. In these uncertain tim...

5 Visionary Initiatives Shaping Universal Destinations & Experiences in 2025

DNBCUniversal is expanding its theme park portfolio worldwide by introducing thrilling attractions, immersive experiences, and entirely new theme parks and resorts. Discover some of the most eager...

Empowering Your Child’s Financial Future with a Local Credit Union

As parents, we teach our children the value of sharing, kindness, and responsibility. But what about financial responsibility? One of the best ways to set your child up for success is by introduci...

School Budgets in Trouble

The Pajaro Valley Unified School Board made a bold and some say careless decision last month, choosing not to layoff teachers, aides and vice principals to save $5 million from a budget that is he...

A Review of School Lunch

Some of the meals they serve us at Live Oak Elementary School, where I’m a fourth-grader, are kind of simple, like bagels with cream cheese, which they serve us almost every day, sometimes with ap...

Parents Not Thrilled About School Starting in August

Some Santa Cruz parents say summer is getting shorter and shorter for their kids, seriously cutting down their childhood because school is starting earlier and earlier. Parents at Santa Cruz and P...

Teaching Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by LitWits founders and teachers, Becky and Jenny "Hands-on, memorable, meaningful ways to teach this book, and pull out its many powerful lessons, LitWits style. Last week we taught Mildred [...]

ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Seizure of UCSC Student's Phone

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2025 — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation, and civil rights attorney Thomas Seabaugh filed a motion today to challenge ...

12 Lessons from Fire to Help Us Live Lighter and Freer

by Dr. Casey Means Disasters can be our greatest teachers. Less than two months have passed since the LA fires, and for everyone I know whom the fires have touched, [...]

March 5 – 11, 2025

Highlights this week: Greensite... on the Ballot Measure... Steinbruner... Write your supervisors, lithium... Hayes... Cotoni Coast Dairies, 2064: A Dystopia... Patton... The Apprentice... Matlock...

Why Shopping with a Purpose Matters: How Your Purchase Changes Lives

The Power of Shopping with a Purpose In a world where gift-giving can sometimes feel routine, choosing a gift that gives back brings a deeper meaning. At the Homeless Garden Project, every item so...

Watershed Rangers Take Action!

Watershed Rangers go above and beyond to make change and educate the San Lorenzo River community!

Wednesday 3/26: "How to Survive a War Zone" - Understanding Gaza Film Series

SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 517 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Frontline Healthcare Workers Vote to Approve Three-Day ULP Strike at Watsonville Community Hospital

Healthcare workers vote by a margin of 98% in favor of a strike as Pajaro Valley Health Care District officials refuse to bargain in good faith to fix the short-staffing patient care crisis and wo...

Picture This: Cultivating Our Compassionate Community

Storytelling event aims to build, sustain and celebrate a culture of compassion within the context of resolving homelessness in Santa Read More

Rain, Mushrooms, Fire, and More

Another round of rain enlivens the vibrant living system that is Molino Creek Farm. Citrus ripens, quince/hazels/milkmaids/houndstongue blossom, and grass and herbs thicken and deepen in every fie...

Saturday 3/22: Showing Up for Racial Justice Santa Cruz County - Community Meeting

Quaker Hall, 225 Rooney, Street Santa Cruz

Saturday 3/8: Tesla Takedown Protest at the Seaside, Ca Tesla Showroom

Tesla Showroom, 1901 Del Monte Blvd, Seaside, CA 93955

Trails Through the Woods

What could possibly be wrong with trails through the woods? Ad hoc, unsanctioned, illegal, illicit, unapproved…choose your adjective to precede the ‘trails through the woods’ phrase and then ask ‘...