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October 25, 2023
Staying Connected
A 2021 Census Bureau report found that one in five households with K-12 students in the state did not have reliable internet. Now, thanks to initiatives like Equal Access Santa Cruz, residents across Santa Cruz County are getting connected at a high rate and for low cost.
October 25, 2023
Watsonville To Loosen Cannabis Rules
The city of Watsonville is looking to make its first update to its retail cannabis business ordinance in four years, after complaints from business owners who say the ordinances are more strict than those...
October 25, 2023
Things to do in Santa Cruz
What do you get when you cross belly dancing with dubstep? That’s one of many questions a Beats Antique show answers. At the Catalyst on Saturday
October 25, 2023
Sí to ‘Nadas
The details of an empanada can elevate what’s inside. That said, the interior ingredients from the premiere empa-empire of the area, Fonda Felix, are done with tastebud IQ
October 25, 2023
El Chino turns 40
A family-owned business for over 40 years staffed almost entirely by long-term employees, El Chino has been owned by Maria Gallardo since 2017. Her parents were the founders, and to them it...
October 25, 2023
De-evolution Is Real
DEVO, the band that brought the world “Whip It” and “Freedom of Choice” brings their farewell tour to the Santa Cruz Civic on November 2. John Malkin has an interview
October 24, 2023
Letters
— I care deeply about our environment and am proud of California’s efforts to develop a cleaner and more affordable energy grid. That is why I am so troubled that the legislature gave the green light to California’s Monopoly Utilities and are letting them impose a utility tax on all of us.
October 24, 2023
The Editor’s Desk
— I met our cover story subject, Chris Zephro, appropriately enough, at a downtown zombie walk more than a decade ago. He had gathered hundreds of bloody Halloween lovers to march and celebrate the scariest holiday.
