For Undocu Collective, UCSC Administration’s Words of Support Ring Hollow
*A pseudonym is used to protect the source’s identity. Six students were placed on interim probation after occupying the Academic Resources Center (ARC) in February. Some remain on probation following a July appeals process. And tensions between undocumented students and administrators remain after Undocu Collective…
Black Lives Matter: Statement of Solidarity and Apology
Content warning: This statement references police brutality, racism and murder. City on a Hill Press stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We support all protests and other forms of collective outrage in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud…
‘May Your Hands Not Hurt’
Baking bread during quarantine
Photos by Sara Nasr. I was introduced to breadmaking about three years ago when my mom dove into it and began making Iranian and ketogenic breads. I plunged in right after her, curious about the possibilities offered by breadmaking. As a first generation Iranian-American, I…
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…
March 3 Measure and Proposition Guide
By Alex Dodd and Haneen Zain Measure R Measure R would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $274,100,000 to repair and upgrade classrooms at Cabrillo College through a one-time purchasing tax on property in Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Measure T…
A Guide to the 2020 Democratic Primaries
By Alex Dodd and Karen Lowe There are six weeks until Super Tuesday, March 3. With the addition of California in the presidential primary vote on Super Tuesday this year, over a third of the U.S. population is expected to vote. To prepare, read City…
2020 Census Underway
Updated on Jan. 30 at 11:40 a.m. to clarify that Paulina Moreno is Project Director of the Thriving Immigrants Initiative. As Principal, Superintendent and Preschool Director at Pacific Elementary in Davenport, Eric Gross is used to filling many roles. When he learned that students weren’t…
House to Vote On Impeachment
Over 300 demonstrators filled the intersection of Water Street and Pacific Avenue in front of the Santa Cruz Town Clock on Dec. 17, the eve of the House of Representatives vote on impeachment. A cacophony of encouraging horns and supporters yelling from their car windows…
Camp Phoenix Residents Evicted for Trespassing
Within a week of its opening, Santa Cruz police evicted over 50 individuals from Camp Phoenix for trespassing. Officers arrived around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 and told Camp Phoenix residents to vacate the premises. Police cordoned off camp entrances, preventing residents from reentering and…
City Council Approves West Cliff Housing Development
The City Council approved a new, high-density housing development, just a stone’s throw west of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, in its Oct. 22 meeting. Hailed both as a cure-all for Santa Cruz’s housing woes and a poster child for all that’s wrong with new development,…