Facebook bans group linked to Carrillo, Justus
The world’s largest social media company announced Tuesday that it has declared the Boogaloo movement a dangerous organization, and is banning it from its platform.
In a post dated June 30, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company began to remove Boogaloo content last year...
Formerly homeless grad part of historic Cabrillo College class
APTOS—Tomas Alejandrez was experiencing homeless and using drugs while living on the streets of Fresno when he was 39. Now 47, he is set to graduate from Cabrillo College today with three Associates degrees.
He is one of 1,240 that will participate in the college’s...
Early results show Measure E expected to pass
Measure E, the temporary half-cent sales tax on non-essential goods is in the lead with 59.4% as of Thursday at 6pm, with 48.3% of votes counted according to the Santa Cruz County Elections Department.
The measure is a countywide tax that would generate revenue for...
Santa Cruz County faces weekend power shutoff
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Thousands of people throughout Santa Cruz County could lose power this weekend if Pacific Gas and Electric Company conducts a Public Safety Power Shutoff in advance of predicted hot, windy weather.
Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin said that 45,000 people could...
Pacific Collegiate School seeks board members
The Pacific Collegiate School (PCS) Board of Directors is looking for individuals interested in applying for board service.Â
Fire rages through Sonoma wine country
Twelve wildland fires are raging across California, some spurring mass evacuations and destroying multiple homes.
In Sonoma County, 21,900 acres have burned in the Kincade Fire as of Friday. That blaze in popular wine country more than doubled in size in a 24-hour block. Thus...
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy killed after being ambushed by Ben Lomond resident
FELTON—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy killed Saturday afternoon when he was ambushed by a gunman who has been identified as Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, 38.
Gutzwiller was a father of a young child, and was expecting a new child soon, said Sheriff Jim Hart.
The death...
UCSC finds new detection technique for toxic algal blooms
UC Santa Cruz researchers found a new technique that forecasts harmful algal blooms (HABs) up to seven weeks in advance.
This new method uses copepods, zooplankton that eat toxic algae, as a part of the measuring system.
Copepods produce a chemical called copepodamide, which the algae...
Spring signals hope for struggling shops
Some merchants in the Capitola Village are keeping their doors open till 8 p.m. to cater to the local crowd. Photo by Tarmo Hannula
City Council to consider utility rate increases
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they say will help meet new regulations and keep water, wastewater and solid waste systems financially stable.
A new rate study presented...
