Tag: Santa Cruz

They say you are what you eat, and what we eat plays an important role in our mental health—everything from how we sleep, to...

Santa Cruz resident Daniel Lamothe, a 38-year-old firefighting trainee and musician, has died after a mishap during a firefighter training program in the San...

There’s no denying that relationships are hard. Maintaining connection and keeping the spark alive when life gets overwhelming and stressful can be hard. But...

At the end of last month’s column, I wrote that “2023 would no doubt bring new challenges and opportunities.” What none of us could...

Do you set personal goals as you head into the new year? Did you know that people who set goals tend to have higher...

A self-proclaimed renaissance man, Felton’s Marc Shargel is a name many have come to know and appreciate.  Shargel has long had a calling to and...

After nearly 31 years behind the microphone at KSCO, Ben Lomond resident and local celebrity Rosemary Chalmers is reinventing herself. As the long-time host of...

A 61-year-old man from Ben Lomond died after his car veered off Highway 17 and smashed into a metal pole Sunday. Just before 9am, Thomas...

As I reflect on 2022, it’s difficult to imagine another year that brought as much change to Santa Cruz County in terms of policymaking...

Promptly at 5:00 a.m. on the rainy morning of Jan. 31, 34 teams of volunteers fanned out across the county in pre-dawn darkness to count people who do not have homes to sleep in- people sleeping on the streets, in cars and vans, or hidden away in unauthorized campsites.