Letters to the Editor

Letters

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.

Editor’s Desk

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.

The Editor’s Desk

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.

Letters

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

The Editor’s Desk

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.

Letters

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

Letters

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

The Editor’s Desk

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...

Letters

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.