1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (633+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — If this was Robbie Ray’s last start at Oracle Park as a Giant, then the veteran left-hander left with one resounding final impression. Ray delivered one of his best starts of the season in the Giants’ 9-2 victory over…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (687+ words) Star middle distance runner Nikki Hiltz, a Paris 2024 Olympian, needed to pass a couple runners in the final 10 meters if the 31-year-old Aptos native was to keep an impressive win streak alive. The nonbinary talent, who uses they/them pronouns,…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (640+ words) Democracy don’t rule the world, You’d better get that in your head. This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that’s better left unsaid.” — Bob Dylan, “Union Sundown.” Our seemingly peaceful community is hardly immune to this scourge. Lest…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (202+ words) One of the greatest responsibilities of local government is not only serving today’s community, but helping prepare tomorrow’s leaders. Public service is strengthened when young people have opportunities to learn how government works, contribute their ideas, and experience firsthand what…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (257+ words) Kresge College at UC Santa Cruz is in the middle of a near total rebuilding. The college, which was founded in the early 1970s, was designed, according to a press release from UCSC, with “concepts of collaboration and participatory d… Kresge…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (450+ words) SANTA CLARA – 49ers defensive stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner will begin the season with no injury designations after both missed most of last season. Bosa changed up his routine while rehabbing from a torn ACL this summer. Rather than working…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (358+ words) Here at the center of Monterey Bay, about 250,000 cubic yards annually cascades down into the head of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. The sand, now having traveled as much as 90 miles along the shoreline from its origins, continues its journey down…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (675+ words) SANTA CRUZ — Ward Mailliard had lived in Santa Cruz County for 50 years, but when he received his first cancer diagnosis in December, he felt like a stranger. “It was a very difficult period for me,” said Mailliard. “You have no…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1048+ words) SANTA CRUZ — In a world where social media influencers fill screens with content about everything from exercise to fashion to finance, smaller cities like Santa Cruz seldom see their communities reflected back on them, with internet personalities often choosing bigger…...

13+ hour ago   (110+ words) Jeff Kent’s Hall of Fame career began with a trade Giants fans hated Santa Cruz Sentinel Freedom Boulevard pipe bomb suspect identified by Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Arraignment delayed for murder suspect in Capitola Mall stabbing Santa Cruz County…...