Santa Cruz Sentinel

Editorial | Elect Ryan Coonerty Santa Cruz mayor

“Looking to a past that cannot be recreated is not a realistic path forward,” writes the Editorial Board. “Ryan Coonerty has the experience, vis…

UC Riverside scientists develop tool to predict future earthquake sites

Researchers used GPS data to measure where energy was building up in faults, correctly predicting where an 8.8 magnitude earthquake later occurr…

New Santa Cruz County Youth Commission holds first meeting

The first members of the Santa Cruz County Youth Commission were sworn in Aug. 24 and had their first meeting Monday, marking a milestone in San…

Photo | Squadron on the rocks

A California brown pelican squeezes onto a rock off West Cliff Drive at Columbia Street that is crowded with pelicans, cormorants and a few gull…

Photo | Sturgeon moon over the Monterey Bay a symbol of abundance

The Dream Inn hotel on West Cliff Drive is illuminated by late afternoon sun this week as the moon rises above a dense red-tinged fog bank over…

Editorial | Yes, another election season is underway

Traditionally, election season begins after Labor Day, which this year falls on Sept. 7. But with the Nov. 3 election just a bit more than two m…

San Clemente father of 5 facing paralysis after trying to rescue young child

Josh Collette grew up in Northern California, surfing Santa Cruz and on his school’s swim team through his younger years.

Letters to the Editor

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for Aug. 28, 2026.

Seacliff State Beach recovery effort hosts community input meeting

Over 100 community members packed the New Brighton Middle School Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening to give community input on how officials…

Highway 1 closed in Big Sur again as Timber and Plaskett fires burn

Cal Fire said that firefighters are still strengthening control lines and preparing areas for structure protection using hand crews, engines, he…

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, district reach tentative agreement, potentially averting strike

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District and its teachers union, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, reached a tentative agreement in its…

El Teatro Campesino delivers stunning family drama with ‘Mummified Deer’

“Imagine you lived during Shakespeare’s time and loved theater but never saw one of his plays performed at the Globe in London,” writes theater…

Capitola celebrates new accessible playground

The city of Capitola and nonprofit partner County Park Friends celebrated the grand opening of Treasure Cove playground and the new and improved…

Photo | Walkers stride along the Pogonip Creek Nature Loop in Santa Cruz

Walkers stride along the Pogonip Creek Nature Loop as they approach the Prairie Trail at Pogonip in a view from UC Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz author Carolyn Brigit Flynn reflects on Irish ancestry in new book

Starting in the ’90s, Flynn began making more frequent trips where she learned more about her ancestors and the Irish history and culture that s…

Brie Reiter Smith named new Driscoll’s CEO

After 13 years in management positions with the company co-founded by her grandfather, Brie Reiter Smith has been promoted to CEO of Watsonville…

?Cooking Thai’: New cookbook celebrates Thai heritage, offers recipes, variations and tips

Join Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave. in Santa Cruz, Sept. 1 from 7-8 p.m. for a discussion with Techamuanvivit and Nguyen about their new…

UC Santa Cruz launches Center for Marine Genomics

UC Santa Cruz, known worldwide for both genomics and marine science research, is now bridging the gap between the two disciplines with its new C…