Santa Cruz County Bulletin Board

Visible and Invisible

This year I have the honor of guiding our senior class in carrying out a capstone project. They came into the first day of classroom work with ideas of wanting to help everything and everybody, lo...

Dental Care During Pregnancy

Pregnancy rites of passage can include pregnancy portraits, baby showers or blessing ways, and many prenatal doctor visits. But visiting the dentist? Yes. Prenatal dental care plays a vitally impo...

Learning to Cook Gourmet, Locally Grown Food

Santa Cruz Schools are on a mission to change the way your kids think about vegetables. For the first time ever, five county school districts jointly participated in a culinary training program de...

Santa Cruz Schools Selected as America’s Healthiest

All 10 campuses in the Santa Cruz City School District have placed on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s list of America’s Healthiest Schools. The list recognizes schools in a wide-ranging ...

Fall Financial Tips for Families

As the leaves turn and the cool breeze sets in, fall brings a season of cozy gatherings and family fun. It’s also the time when holiday spending starts to creep in, with Halloween and Thanksgiving...

Achieving a Good night’s sleep

By Marcey Klein BSci, NC Deep restorative sleep is important for good health. Our brains and bodies detoxify during the night, our cells regenerate, our digestive systems rebuild, and our bodies c...

Amp Melo Releases New Album “Off The Bench”

A Layered Hip-Hop Album Exploring Fame, Society, and Personal Growth — Available October 18th Amp Melo, a rising Hip-Hop artist Read More

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Is Coming

Bringing a new tradition to Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Shakespeare is releasing tickets now! Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theater company staging imagin...

Return to the Trees

We live in a forest here in Our Fair County, a forest made up of many varieties of trees, some native, some non-native. Many of the tree beings are isolated, separated from their families by human...

Friday 11/15: Santa Cruz Bread & Roses Fall Fundraiser

London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz

Why Walking is the Key to Being More Productive

The case for moving slow in an age of speed. by Clay Skipper “The secret to walking to the South Pole is to put one foot in front of the [...]

Your Guide to Fall Colors in Santa Cruz County

As autumn’s arrival brings shorter days and crisp breezes to the central coast, the seasonal shift welcomes vivid transformations of color across the natural landscape of Santa Cruz County! While

12/15 Intro to Plein Air Painting – Beachscapes

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...

If I was making an American Football Video Game

I don't expect most of you who follow me to get into this post. Nonetheless, I've been thinking about this for months for some reason and it's time to write it down. For years and years I played M...

Big Creek Lumber Offers School Garden Grant Program for 2025

Big Creek Lumber Offers School Garden Grant Program for 2025 October, 2024 Big Creek Lumber is excited to announce they will be offering their School Garden Grant Program for 2025. [...]

Weekly Review October 13 – 19

This Weekly Review features public meetings as of the time of publication, October 20 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the week, here on the San...

October 9 – 15, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton... Check yourself... Greensite... on City Council Response to Grand Jury Reports... Steinbruner... back soon! ... Hayes... Conversations You Might Have... Patton... D...

Celebrating RC Fam’s Connections

Raíces y Cariño/RC Fam and the Mother’s Milk Bank California are excited to announce the grand opening of a long-awaited milk collection site on this side of the hill. The community is invited to ...

Thursday 10/10: U.S. Elections & Democracy in Deeply Polarized Times: What are the Stakes & Opportunities?

Online via Zoom

Find That Lizard

The redwood forests you protect support countless species in and below their canopies. But some of the forests’ inhabitants are such great masters of disguise, they’re hiding right beneath our eye...

Saturday 10/12: "Understanding Hamas" book talk

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose Avenue, Santa Cruz

Saturday 10/12: Free Palestine protest

Ocean and Water St. Santa Cruz

Landmark Vote Prohibits Sale of Filtered Tobacco Products

LANDMARK VOTE PROHIBITS SALE OF FILTERED TOBACCO PRODUCTS Voting unanimously, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance that bans the sale of filtered cigarettes ...

World Mental Health Day: It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace

Despite our belief of being an innovative and civic-minded community, a majority of our institutions still subscribe to the belief that mental health is a personal responsibility rather than an or...

CWC Volunteer Spotlight: Jenny Wei Loves Playing in the Dirt

The post CWC Volunteer Spotlight: Jenny Wei Loves Playing in the Dirt appeared first on Coastal Watershed Council.

Gen Z and the Art of Microcredentialing

Gen Z and the Art of Microcredentialing by Kerry McDonald Hi Parmalee, My 17-year-old daughter Molly loves data science. She plans to enroll in Google’s data analytics professional certification p...

Why teach writing in the age of ChatGPT?

Welcome to "Tea with Julie," a weekly missive by me, Julie Bogart. My wish is to give you food for thought over a cup of tea to enhance your life [...]

Best Waterfall Hikes in Santa Cruz County

The Santa Cruz area offers a rich array of natural beauty and an endless supply of gorgeous hiking trails. From coastal trails to forest treks, some of the best hikes in Santa Cruz County are wate...

Students Share Their Creative Projects

Last month, TEDxMeritAcademy hosted an inspiring event featuring seven talented teen speakers who showcased their innovative projects aimed at making a positive impact on the world. This year, the...

Why Neighbors Matter for Your Self-Care Routine

  In the wise words of Fred Rogers, “I’ve always wanted a neighbor like you,” something our entire world needs most right now. In this column, I am sharing one of the most vital elements of self-c...

Building Healthy Sleep Habits

Isn’t sleep just the best? I definitely love it! As a parent, though, you quickly learn that the blissful slumber you once took for granted becomes a distant memory. Now, I don’t know about you, b...

Children’s Museum of Discovery Celebrates 10 Years

This fall marks an exciting milestone for the Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery as it celebrates a Decade of Discovery! For ten years, the museum has been a cornerstone of interactive lear...

What the Kids Are Saying

My 8-year-old came home last week speaking a new language. No, it wasn’t the Spanish he’s studying on Duolingo. It’s…well, kid speak. It wasn’t just him. I heard him talking to his friends with al...

Weekly Weather Oct 7 – Oct 12 possible Rain on Sat

Temperature Breaks and Possible Light Rain on the Horizon As the heat wave subsides, the residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains can look forward to a gradual cooling trend this week. The National W...

Water and Wildfire Protection for Redwoods

At Sempervirens Fund we are proud to support Prop 4, a $10 billion statewide climate bond, and Measure Q, which would establish the Santa Cruz County Safe Drinking Water, Clean Beaches, Wildfire R...

Saturday 10/19: Monterey - Confronting the War Machine: Anti-Imperial Pathways to Peace in Palestine

Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955. between Sonoma Ave and Hamilton Ave. Ample, free street parking.

Friday 10/18: Sharat Lin - Sea Change in Mexican Electoral Politics

Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955. between Sonoma Ave and Hamilton Ave. Ample, free street parking.

Weekly Review October 6 – 12 Addendum

The SCPL Library Advisory Commission will meet Monday, October 7 at 6:30 pm in a hybrid meeting at the Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Drive in Aptos. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions ...

Insider Newsletters: An Easy Way to Keep Your Board in the Loop and Engaged

Insider newsletters give your board members upbeat news in quick, regular bites — so your work will stay present to them between meetings. Blue Avocado, Rich SnowdonOctober 1, 2024 A [...]

October 2 – 8, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton... input on Measure U... Greensite... on West Cliff Drive... Steinbruner... Fairgrounds lawsuit, LAFCO, and No on Measure Q.... Hayes... Earth to You: Checking In... ...