.Drew Penner

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Ridge in the forest at sunset, burned trees in silhouette
July 2, 2025

Phoenix Rising

California State Parks has released a plan to rebuild campgrounds and ease access to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, our oldest state park.
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May 14, 2025

Go Fish

The tour started pleasantly, under a blue-overcast morning sky. To our right, the Santa Cruz Boardwalk formed a stoic background in its wakefulness. A slight urban...
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April 7, 2025

CHP Investigating Murders on Skyline Boulevard

Colter White and Sean Pfeffer were both from Boulder Creek. Their bodies were found at a mountain ridge turnout in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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March 12, 2025

Stick the Landing

“We have planned an exciting weekend with presenters coming from across the country. We will show some of Hitchcock’s most storied movies"
lemoncello maker Enrico Zampieri
March 4, 2025

Liquid Passion

The seeds of Lemoncello sprouted while Enrico Zampieri was working as a waiter at an Italian restaurant in midtown Santa Cruz.
Two men in police uniforms smiling at the camera
October 30, 2024

Scotts Valley Contender Steve Clark Has Battled Activists for Decades

Steve Clark’s candidacy for Scotts Valley City Council has prompted critics to revisit his relationships with local activists over the years.
Musicians lined up on a stage
July 24, 2024

Surf’s Still Up: How the Beach Boys Drew Us to California

The Beach Boys shaped the development of surf culture—or at least the place it occupies in the popular imagination.
Police Arrest
November 2, 2023

Ben Lomond Man Arrested On Rape And Other Charges

Michael Richard Kelly was arrested and charged with eight crimes
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