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I recently heard that a PVUSD Board member mentioned that Amesti Elementary School was one of the schools that would be considered to close in her mind. I strongly disagree

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One friend commented recently that she loved Valentine’s Day when she was a kid because teachers made everyone give everyone in the class Valentine’s...

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This week’s letters address housing growth, climate responsibility, and the future of rail and transportation in Santa Cruz County.

Readers weigh in on the UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. convocation, lessons from global “Blue Zone” diets, holding climate polluters financially accountable, and a new candidate entering the Santa Cruz County supervisor race.

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Editor Brad Kava reflects on the Santa Cruz work ethic, spotlighting Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz’s journey from teen barista to tech leader, and celebrating Grammy wins by John Leopold and Remy Le Boeuf.

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Editor Brad Kava reflects on food, health, local culture, and why Santa Cruz remains a rare place where community, music, and good eating still matter.

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Readers weigh in on dining solo, the use of AI in local media, and the urgent need for microplastics monitoring in public water systems.

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In our cover story, writer DNA reports on a local who has completed the three toughest hikes in the U.S. and lived to tell the tale.

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Readers weigh in on battery energy storage projects, memories of Bob Weir, affordable housing and local school budget cuts.

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At the County building on Jan. 14 the fate of the controversial “Sweet Homes” development at 3500 Paul Sweet Road will be decided.

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Grateful Dead cofounder Bob Weir died last weekend and it feels like the end of an era. I took my 9-year-old son to the Grateful Dead’s original home on Ashbury street...

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Readers weigh in on major local issues, from the future of the Coastal Rail Corridor and interim trail funding to the upcoming MLK March for the Dream in Santa Cruz.

Above the Cat

Weedzilla

Ballistic New Music

This Governor Rules

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Juxtapose & Jolt

Slam Dunk

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