Students Leave Santa Cruz but Their Leases Continue
When thousands of students signed yearlong leases for off-campus housing last summer, few could have foreseen any reason their stay in Santa Cruz would be cut short. But as the pandemic forced most of the student body to return home, student renters have found themselves…
Extended Census Deadline Opportunity to Revamp Outreach During COVID-19
Reminders to fill out the U.S. Census have probably flooded your mailbox for the last couple months, but as COVID-19 puts a halt on usual outreach tactics, Santa Cruz County census workers have restrategized to make sure as many people as possible fill out this…
Post-Recall, City Council Responds to COVID-19
By Kora Fortun and Annemarie McGreehan The Santa Cruz County Clerk Office certified results from the March 3 election on April 7, and the recall of Santa Cruz City Council members Drew Glover and Chris Krohn passed. Fifty-one percent voted to recall Krohn, and 53…
A Glimpse into the Santa Cruz Skate Scene
This article was written prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. The sound of wheels scraping smooth cement echoes throughout Derby Skate Park. Skaters gain speed as they glide down the sides of the snake run into the bowl. Someone speeds across, launching himself out of the…
Santa Cruz County Adopts E-Ballot Markers
Santa Cruz County’s new accessibility enabled voting machines have everything election experts ask for — they’re touch-screen, won’t keep your data on file and aren’t connected to the internet. When I tried one out on Feb. 11, county clerk Gail Pellerin led me into a…
Q&A With Santa Cruz City Council Member Contenders
Santa Cruz County voters will have the option to recall two city councilmembers, as well as choose from four potential successors, in the March 3 primary election. City on a Hill Press (CHP) conducted interviews with the six candidates to better understand the platforms they’re…
Recall Spearheaded by Outside Forces
Santa Cruz United (SCU) began its recall campaign in May 2019. Organizers marketed themselves as a grassroots campaign with the intention of removing City Council members Chris Krohn and Drew Glover from office. SCU grounded its campaign on the claims that Krohn and Glover created an…
Local Progressive Push Amid a National Divide
Three years into his graduate physics program at UC Santa Cruz, Clayton Strawn, 25, didn’t think he would get involved in local politics. He just didn’t see it in his future. But, frustrated by Donald Trump’s administration and inspired by Bernie Sanders’ grassroots activism, Strawn…
Another Generation Cometh
You’ve heard the stories about the bakeries who won’t cater gay weddings, about conversion therapy and the pickets outside abortion clinics. To many Americans, LGBTQIA+ rights and religion are like oil and water, destined to disassociate by holy texts written in the age of Philistines…
Federal Judge Halts Ross Camp Closure
Content warning: This article contains reference to sexual assault and violence. Many Ross Camp residents questioned the future of their living situation the afternoon of April 23 as they prepared to vacate the encampment under orders from the city. Some asked another question — did…