Making Your Way Downtown
A Guide to Santa Cruz and UCSC Buses Upperclassmen veterans who have fond memories of shuffling onto the loop bus know that answer, but some things have changed over summer. Whether or not you’re still questioning which bus you have to show your ID for,…
How Santa Cruz is Governed, and How You Can Change It
The view from Santa Cruz stretches far along the coast, from Davenport down to Pajaro. Like the views, the nearby political results have far-reaching effects with your ballot covering Santa Cruz County in addition to its local city government. Both city and county governments are…
Registering to Vote in Santa Cruz
Fellow banana slugs — it’s that time of year again. Election Day is Nov. 8, the Tuesday of week seven. Conflicts with exams and proximity to the end of the quarter can make finding the time to vote tricky. But don’t fear, City on a…
The Warriors Walk Their Own Path
Note: This story is an updated version of previous Santa Cruz Warriors analysis heading into the 2022 G League playoffs. Read the first story here. To the Golden State Warriors, size doesn’t matter. They don’t have staggering height, with only two players on the 2021-22…
Finding Your Place in Community Spaces
Corporations are getting harder to escape, even in Santa Cruz. Here are some of the beloved community-oriented and non-corporate collective spaces where you can always find a home. Whether that’s a political, emotional, new, or known home, it’s never too late to try and find…
Santa Cruz Starbucks Workers Fight Back Against Labor Violations with Strike
When Starbucks employees at the Ocean Street location arrived to their workplace at 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 13, the coffee machines stayed off, the ovens remained cold, and the door was kept locked. Instead, protest signs were raised, a picket line was formed, and the…
Victory for Starbucks Workers
For many avid Starbucks customers in Santa Cruz their coffee tasted the same as any other day on May 11, even though there was a fresh sense of victory that surrounded some of their branches. The branch on the corner of Mission and Dufour, and…
Street Vendor Regulations Ramp Up In Santa Cruz
Any city-goer who takes a stroll down Beach Street will be met by a variety of vendors selling products from food to crystals to plushies seven days a week. With new local legislation, that will soon change. Vendors are concerned. What they must now face…
Santa Cruz Starbucks Face the Corporation’s Union Busting Tactics
Starbucks “partners” across the nation with dreams of unionization have been met with heavy resistance by Starbucks corporate in the form of anti-union propaganda, delays of union votes, and policy notices discouraging unionization. Santa Cruz’s Starbucks on Mission Street and on the intersection of Ocean…
Food Not Bombs’ Hectic Start to 2022
Before he got to open the envelope himself, Food Not Bombs (FNB) co-founder Keith McHenry received a call from a local media organization requesting a comment on the city’s most recent cease and desist letter issued to the organization. “I barely had time to reflect…