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December 3, 2025
Tons of Toxics at Moss Landing
Researchers monitoring effects on wildlife
Staff report
Editor’s note: This story came in part from a report by San Jose State University Professor of Marine...
December 3, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
The thing everyone is talking about right now is the possible closing of the Catalyst nightclub and replacing the whole block... with more high-rise apartment buildings.
November 26, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
The death of rock music has been greatly exaggerated, according to three books by music critics featured in our cover story.
November 26, 2025
Get the Concept?
I was committed to 100% firsthand research, and that meant only covering albums for which I could talk to an album’s creator or a key participant.
November 19, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
In a world where needy people have been demonized by some in power, here’s the alternative: people who genuinely care about others and have set up nonprofits...
November 12, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
My favorite thing is learning about something I see all the time and had no clue about what it really was or the story behind it.
November 5, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
I’ve been surprised to see cover bands even here selling out theaters. Bands covering the likes of Journey, ABBA, the Dead and Tom Petty are packing houses.
October 29, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
This is one of my favorite issues of the year. We asked people to contribute their visions of Santa Cruz’s future and the answers are eye-opening, fun and serious.
