30+ min ago   (724+ words) Good Times | Santa Cruz California's Leading Free Weekly Things to do in Santa Cruz Week of August 20 RUTH GARBUS A veteran of psych-folk collective Feathers and indie-pop trio Happy Birthday, Garbus found her footing as a solo artist. With two…...

38+ min ago   (350+ words) It seems so obvious: nature provides energy that can wean us from big, profitable utilities. We’ve known that here in California for ages, but still aren’t doing enough to tap into it. I look at all this new construction and…...

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56+ min ago   (713+ words) Good Times | Santa Cruz California's Leading Free Weekly Week of August 19 POSITIVES OF A NEGATIVE REVIEW After Brad Kava’s Aug 12 editorial, i was excited to read Christina Waters’s blistering review, which even called the whole Festival to account…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (803+ words) Place is important to Hawk. Where some authors might print a prologue, he included a surfer’s map from the Golden Gate to Davenport Landing. We’ve traced that today, Sunday-driving on a Tuesday along Highway 1. “Tide’s a little too high,” he…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1667+ words) On July 1, a 7–10% permanent yearly increase in UC Santa Cruz parking permit costs quietly went into effect – meaning for faculty and staff, rates will rise from $841.63 in 2026 to $1,355.45 by 2031. For students, rates will rise from $405.23 to $652.63 by 2031. The dozen or…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (645+ words) We’ve got two controversial stories in this week’s issue. The first is the cover story, which is about the UCSC parking price hikes. When writers Sean Rusev and Roz Spafford proposed it, I figured it was a simple news story…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (895+ words) Those labels and more have been used to describe Ani DiFranco. And with good reason: the 55-year-old singer-songwriter has forged a distinctive path through the world of music, arts and letters, resolutely doing things her way. She’s gained a legion…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (630+ words) Good Times | Santa Cruz California's Leading Free Weekly Things to do in Santa Cruz WEEK OF AUGUST 12 MARINA CROUSE To say that singer Marina Crouse is a jazz musician is technically true. However, it’s also a vast understatement of…...

1+ week, 20+ min ago   (1054+ words) As the sun went down on a late July Tuesday, Shanty Shack Brewing came to life. As the smell of beer, weed and paint fumes mingled through the air, artists of every stripe crowded picnic tables, trading inspiration and joints…...