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February 24, 2025

Santa Cruz literary icon Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston died in December 2025 at the age of 90. Her life will be celebrated on March 1.

With a decision imminent in the renaming of Cabrillo College, Good Times asked some downtown denizens and visitors which of the proposed names is...

Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy Lopez and his son, Watsonville Police Sgt. Rudy Lopez Jr. say they love working in the town in which they grew up.

A search for a new career brought Bapcha Murty back to his childhood.

Home by Zinnia’s is the latest addition to The Hangar at Skypark

Doyle was a founding faculty member when UCSC opened in 1965

Gooding brings a waste-not maker’s ethos to his Dawn Patrol Surfboards

Tuck was dedicated to making sure children were in safe homes for the county

Writing process helped her work through emotions around a move and breakup

Plus, Pizzeria Avanti asks for community support amid pandemic

Braz-Valentine helped prisoners find their literary voices

Food trailer serves Mexican seafood dishes and unique michelada mix

Couple launched La Perla to highlight their love of their native cuisine