Letters to the Editor

.Letters to the Editor

July 7, 2025

LETTERS

I want to thank, and commend, your 50th anniversary issue. The way you chose to do it showed how you put community first, which is why you endure in the hearts of Santa Cruz.

.Letters to the Editor

July 2, 2025

LETTERS

I am a teacher for Santa Cruz City Schools. On July 1, I have an art exhibition going at the Santa Cruz Coffee Roasters...

.Letters to the Editor

July 2, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Good Times is celebrating the big 5-0 and as anyone who has run a business knows, that’s a huge accomplishment. We are so happy about it that we are doing three issues.

.Letters to the Editor

June 25, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Despite having a great, somewhat country-based radio station, KPIG, Santa Cruz has never been known as a real country town. Believe me, I know.

.Letters to the Editor

June 25, 2025

Letters

Time for my annual common-sense letter about Independence Day. How about this year: NO spotlights, NO fences, NO triple-fines.

.Letters to the Editor

June 18, 2025

LETTERS

Although it is a founding principle of our great democracy, many people do not understand what the absence of “The Rule of Law” really means.

.Letters to the Editor

June 18, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

There are two photos that really tell the story: Kettmann and partners in front of a beautiful building, then another shot the next day, after it was bombed to rubble.

.Letters to the Editor

June 11, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

One great thing about our county: there are enough unusual and hidden spots to keep even lifelong locals surprised for life.

.Letters to the Editor

June 11, 2025

LETTERS

A California appeals court has ruled that holding a phone to view maps while driving violates the state’s distracted driving law

.Letters to the Editor

June 4, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Body art is so ubiquitous it’s hard to believe tattooing was illegal in Santa Cruz until 1986. Our cover story takes a look at some of the latest trends

.Letters to the Editor

June 4, 2025

Letters

Summer is almost here, and with it will come deadly heat waves supercharged by the climate crisis. Yet in 27 states, it’s perfectly legal for utility companies to shut off electricity...

.Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

I’ll never forget when my then 4-year-old son started to understand where food comes from. “It’s a good thing we don’t eat animals,” he said. “We eat food.”

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