Entertainment Live Music 

Santa Cruz Live Music Weekend Roundup: October 10 – October 13

Live Music Santa Cruz! The weekend roundup of concerts and festivals. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide! By Julie Horner Thursday, October 10 Ripatti & Rose at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, October 10 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Three on the Tree at Alice’s RestaurantThursday, October 10 | 5:00 – 7:3017288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside Junebug Bayer at… Read More
Community Local News Sports 

3rd Annual Friends of Kelly Memorial Golf Tournament

Gathering Honors Golfer and Philanthropist Dan Kelly By Julie Horner Hosted by the Boulder Creek Men’s Golf Club, Friends of Kelly Memorial Golf Tournament is a four-person scramble and will be played on Monday, October 7th at the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club in Boulder Creek, California. Now in its third year, it has expanded in scope. Club member… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Santa Cruz Live Music Weekend Roundup: October 3 – October 6

Live Music Santa Cruz! The weekend roundup of concerts and festivals. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide! By Julie Horner Thursday, October 3 Peter Clark at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, October 3 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz This Way Up at Alice’s RestaurantThursday, October 3 | 5:00 – 7:3017288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside Pattie Gilbert Trio at Shanty… Read More
Measure U water rate intiative Commentary Local News Opinion Water 

Commentary: Measure U: The Story of Our Water Rate Initiative

By Deb Loewen These columns are filled with various opinions about aspects of our SLV water district, but a valuable district asset often overlooked and unheard of is us, the customers. I’d like to talk about our extraordinary community, finding common ground, and the power of grassroots democracy through the story of our work on a citizens’ initiative. The seed… Read More
Stribling mine Columns History Local History 

Gold Fever: Untold stories of the Califonia and Santa Cruz Gold Rushes

by Lisa Robison In 1853, Dr. John Boardman Trask, California’s state mineralogist, embarked on his second geological survey of the state, this time with a focus on the coastal counties and parts of the Sierra Nevada “embracing their resources in agriculture and mining.” He surveyed Santa Cruz County sometime between June 23 and October that year.  He noted that four… Read More