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Stocker Shock: The Amazing Gifts of Gabrielle Stocker

The estate of Santa Cruz musician, singer and teacher Gabrielle Stocker has left transformative gifts to the local music community.

Pride Weekend’s Grand Marshalls

Santa Cruz Pride 2026 honors Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, Dinah Phillips and Gail Groves, linking this year’s Grand Marshals to a landmark 2008 same-sex marriage.

Big Relief

Watsonville Community Hospital receives $10.6 million in state aid to help stabilize operations and preserve healthcare access in the Pajaro Valley.

Safe Battery Storage?

Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s bipartisan BESS Act would expand federal research and testing to improve battery energy storage safety.

Santa Cruz voters will choose among Ryan Coonerty, Gillian Greensite, Chris Krohn, Ami Chen Mills and Joy Schendledecker in the June 2 mayoral primary, with a runoff possible if no candidate tops 50%.

Foot Traffic Jammed

Although appellate courts affirmed the public’s right to use the Rio del Mar beachfront walkway, access remains blocked as homeowners and Santa Cruz County return to court over enforcement and possible restrictions.

Funding Hope

A new community pledge campaign asks whether Santa Cruz locals could help buy or preserve the Catalyst, even as the historic venue’s building faces redevelopment into mixed-use housing.

Failure to File

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez has filed multiple campaign finance reports late as he seeks reelection in the 4th District race against Tony Nuñez and Elias Gonzales.

Music to Save Humanities

Santa Cruz band AZA brings its hypnotic blend of North African rhythms, Tamazight vocals and global influences to Woodhouse Blending & Brewing for a free concert supporting UCSC language studies.

Peace Pole

Watsonville High School’s Hope Club unveiled a Peace Pole reading “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in eight languages during a campus ceremony focused on unity, healing and hope.

Absurdia unSCruz

The 14th annual unSCruz brought its “Absurdia” theme to San Benito County Fairground in Hollister, with El Pulpo Magnifico lighting up the night.

Pitch-In

Pitch-In Santa Cruz returns May 9 with a countywide cleanup effort, inviting volunteers from Davenport to Watsonville to help remove litter from neighborhoods, parks and waterways.

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