Brad Kava

Brad Kava warns about renewed threats to coastal protections and offshore drilling, while also highlighting Pajaro Valley school-board turmoil and questions about food safety.

From Danny Wright’s Gravity Water systems to Santa Cruz-born Goodles, Brad Kava considers the local innovators finding smarter ways to work with energy, water and food—and asks why we aren’t doing more of it already.

Good Times editor Brad Kava weighs UCSC’s controversial parking hikes, questions about campus transparency and why honest criticism—even a scathing review—is essential to credible journalism.

Brad Kava reflects on the Grateful Dead’s thriving Santa Cruz legacy, a revealing look at who votes locally and why younger voices need more political power.

Editor Brad Kava celebrates the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, previews this week’s coverage and makes the case for embracing Santa Cruz’s adventurous side.

Brad Kava reflects on Shakespeare’s enduring warnings about power and madness, celebrates Santa Cruz Shakespeare and highlights community efforts in Seabright.

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Santa Cruz County is aging fast, while young people and families struggle to stay. What can be done to keep Santa Cruz weird, vibrant and young?