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Mayock and Gruden’s mirror images in football philosophy began with burgers and beer
Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are no strangers, but their philosophical similarities will be put to the test.
Letter | Santa Cruz is lucky to have Symons on the bench
Several years ago I served on a jury in Santa Cruz County. At the time, Ari Symons was working for the DA’s office as a prosecutor. It was a case that involved a young man’s death that was [...]
Letter | Symons one of the most qualified judges we’ve had
I have personally known Judge Symons since she first came to Santa Cruz to work in the District Attorney’s Office. I have followed her career for all of that time and I personally believe that s [...]
Letter | Data is information, not pretext for control
Data is not “a pretext for control” as Mark Primack would have you believe, in his most recent column that nonsensically weaves silly metaphors with cynicism before driving itself off a cl [...]
Letter | Reason for Marini’s closing is spot on
Gino Marini’s statements regarding the closing of the downtown location are spot on. Increasing rent, more competition and less foot traffic. “Downtown isn’t really the family-friend [...]
Letter | Library project benefits students and commuters
I’m a student who drives from South County to Downtown Santa Cruz for an internship. It’s a lengthy commute that can be brutal at the end of the day, so when I first started I would wait a [...]
Raiders’ Anthony Rush, other bubble candidates must show big in Canada
The third preseason game against Packers will be crucial to a number of Raiders fighting for a spot on the 53-man roster.
Calendar of Events | Aug. 22-28, 2019
EVENTS Sustain Supper: A fundraiser for the Homeless Garden Project. Enjoy a four-course dinner prepared by local chefs featuring food grown from the organic farm, 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Homeless [...]
Meet 49ers Mitch Wishnowsky, punishing punter from Perth
Rookie punter Mitch Wishnowsky opened eyes in Monday night's exhibition with a thundering tackle for the 49ers against the Denver Broncos.
Pair of 49ers players part of St. Thomas Aquinas’ remarkable tradition
San Francisco 49ers Nick Bosa, Sam Young both starred at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. high school, which plays at De La Salle on Friday

The Big Eastside Block Party
We invite you to The Big Eastside Block Party (The Hawaiian Edition) at the new Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap lot. Bring your kids, bring your uncle — there’s gonna be food, music, drink [...]
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER By Tyler Fox Well, that was quick. Five years ago we celebrated the launch of our very first issue of Santa Cruz Waves magazine. On page one, Shawn Dollar was seen [...]
Santa Cruz County eyes sweeping plastic prohibitions
Water bottles, to-go ware, cigarette filters among items in the crosshairs After being sorted, material to be taken to a landfill is piled up at the Green Waste material recovery facility on Thursday, [...]
International Ocean Film Tour Presented by Patagonia Santa Cruz
September 7 at 7 pm Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz The ultimate film event for all who love the sea. The International OCEAN FILM TOUR brings the beauty and fascination of the oceans to [...]
Santa Cruz’s Freeline Surf Shop Celebrates 50 Years
The Mel Family cordially invites you to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on July 4th at an all-day event 9-7pm at Freeline Surf Shop, 821 41st Avenue, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Thursd [...]
HELP MONTEREY BAY: SAY NO TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC THIS JULY
The Plastic Free July challenge that began in Australia nine years ago has grown into a global campaign attracting millions of participants around the world. Its vision is a world without plast [...]
IN DEPTH | Left Behind by Legalization
More than a year after the legalization of recreational cannabis, counties like Santa Cruz are still struggling to bring growers from the black market into the new regulated industry. By Joel Hersch W [...]
CAUSES | Neighborhood Watch
Can limiting parking time curb criminal activity at a West Cliff Drive parking lot? By Joel Hersch The view over Cowell’s Cove from West Cliff Drive is an iconic one. It’s a scene that inc [...]

Teen gets life sentence for running over and killing female police officer
A statement from 17-year-old Dawnta Harris, read, in part: "I'm saddened and heartbroken about what happened. I didn't mean to hurt her."
Man found guilty of helping 'fragile, vulnerable' teenage friend kill himself
"Assisting suicide might be entertainment for Parker Hogan, but assisting suicide is not entertainment in the eyes of the law and for Mike's family."
Wild video: Pilot films his own plane crash into ocean, helicopter rescue
David Lesh used his water-resistant cellphone to record himself standing on the wing of the crashed plane and then in the water.
Mother shaken after couple claiming to be with CPS tried to 'snatch' her son
"Thought for sure she had the wrong house, until she told me his name and birthday."
Monterey County office of emergency services gears up for preparedness month
The Monterey County Office of Emergency Services is alerting people to be prepared for emergencies ahead of National Preparedness Month.
Plane crash off Half Moon Bay has some wondering if it was a publicity stunt
David Lesh has a history of high profile stunts that have put him in the headlines and behind bars
Walmart to reopen store where El Paso massacre took place with memorial for victims
The memorial is in the early planning stages, and the company is seeking input from the community on the design.
A beloved school bus driver was laid to rest in a custom casket that looks like a school bus
David Wright was a bus driver for almost 50 years, and nearly everyone in his community knew him.

Mayock and Gruden’s mirror images in football philosophy began with burgers and beer
Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are no strangers, but their philosophical similarities will be put to the test.
Letter | Santa Cruz is lucky to have Symons on the bench
Several years ago I served on a jury in Santa Cruz County. At the time, Ari Symons was working for the DA’s office as a prosecutor. It was a case that involved a young man’s death that was [...]
Letter | Symons one of the most qualified judges we’ve had
I have personally known Judge Symons since she first came to Santa Cruz to work in the District Attorney’s Office. I have followed her career for all of that time and I personally believe that s [...]
Letter | Data is information, not pretext for control
Data is not “a pretext for control” as Mark Primack would have you believe, in his most recent column that nonsensically weaves silly metaphors with cynicism before driving itself off a cl [...]
Letter | Reason for Marini’s closing is spot on
Gino Marini’s statements regarding the closing of the downtown location are spot on. Increasing rent, more competition and less foot traffic. “Downtown isn’t really the family-friend [...]
Letter | Library project benefits students and commuters
I’m a student who drives from South County to Downtown Santa Cruz for an internship. It’s a lengthy commute that can be brutal at the end of the day, so when I first started I would wait a [...]

Mayock and Gruden’s mirror images in football philosophy began with burgers and beer
Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are no strangers, but their philosophical similarities will be put to the test.
Letter | Santa Cruz is lucky to have Symons on the bench
Several years ago I served on a jury in Santa Cruz County. At the time, Ari Symons was working for the DA’s office as a prosecutor. It was a case that involved a young man’s death that was [...]
Letter | Symons one of the most qualified judges we’ve had
I have personally known Judge Symons since she first came to Santa Cruz to work in the District Attorney’s Office. I have followed her career for all of that time and I personally believe that s [...]
Letter | Data is information, not pretext for control
Data is not “a pretext for control” as Mark Primack would have you believe, in his most recent column that nonsensically weaves silly metaphors with cynicism before driving itself off a cl [...]
Letter | Reason for Marini’s closing is spot on
Gino Marini’s statements regarding the closing of the downtown location are spot on. Increasing rent, more competition and less foot traffic. “Downtown isn’t really the family-friend [...]
Letter | Library project benefits students and commuters
I’m a student who drives from South County to Downtown Santa Cruz for an internship. It’s a lengthy commute that can be brutal at the end of the day, so when I first started I would wait a [...]

Graphic: Factory woes grip swing states that flipped for Trump in 2016
A slowdown in U.S. manufacturing is hitting jobs in states that flipped to Donald Trump in the 2016 election and that will be key to the Republican president's re-election prospects in 2020.
As economic warning signs flash, Trump, Democratic rivals recalibrate messages
After two years touting a booming economy as his own doing, U.S. President Donald Trump is test driving a new message on the economy: Any chance of a recession is not his fault. But Democrats, who are [...]
An African American mother and daughter journey to their family's past in Ghana
Halfway across the Atlantic Ocean, the plane carrying Tani Sanchez and her daughter Tani Sylvester on a heritage tour to Ghana crossed paths with a powerful storm.
Ex-presidential candidate Hickenlooper to run for Senate
Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, who dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race last week, said on Thursday he will run for a Senate seat in the state instead.
Florida to execute man convicted of killing gay men during crime spree in 1994
A man convicted of targeting three gay men who had befriended him before he bludgeoned and suffocated them during an eight-month crime spree in 1994 is scheduled to be executed in Florida on Thursday. [...]
Washington Governor Inslee withdraws bid for U.S. Democratic presidential nomination
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, who made the fight against climate change the focus of his White House campaign, said on Wednesday he was withdrawing from the race for the 2020 U.S. Democratic p [...]

Prince William and Kate Middleton seen getting off budget flight to Scotland
Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children took the 8.45am economy FlyBe flight from Norwich to Aberdeen this morning.
Naomi Campbell says she knew Jeffrey Epstein but denies knowledge of sex crimes
The supermodel, 49, released a five-minute clip in which she addressed rumors of her friendship with the billionaire sex offender, who hanged himself in his jail cell earlier this month.
Prince Andrew brushes off Jeffrey Epstein fallout with a spot of golf
The 59-year-old Duke of York has been keeping a low profile at the Real Club Valderrama, one of the most exclusive courses in Europe, in the south of Spain.
Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's private jet
Pictures have revealed the lavish interior of the Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign plane used by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their private flights to and from Nice.
Marriott worker, 37, who had enormous stash of firearms 'planned mass shooting'
Rodolfo Montoya, of Huntington Beach, California was plotting to murder his co-workers and hotel guests with his cache of high-powered firearms. Police found a haul of guns at his home.
U.S. created 500,000 LESS jobs last year than initially reported
The revision in jobs numbers was reported in new data released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Elderly white man hurls racial slurs at a black USPS employee
An elderly white man in Dallas, Texas was filmed hurling racial slurs at a black U.S. Postal Service employee on Monday all because he wasn't given a form.
Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at funeral for Princess Christina
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands led mourners as the princess' coffin was taken from the Dome of Fagel to the Coach House at Noordeinde Palace in the Hague this morn [...]

Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 84 percent increase According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the number of fire [...]
Political Confessional: The Man Who Thinks Mass Surveillance Can Work
Welcome to Political Confessional, a column about the views that Americans are scared to share with their friends and neighbors. In an increasingly polarized political climate, adherence to party or i [...]
Can We Prevent Mass Shootings By Preventing Suicide?
Imagine a doctor who wanted to treat a broken leg with chemotherapy. Or treat cancer with a cast. Just because cancer and broken legs are both things that happen to the body doesn’t mean they ca [...]
We’re Hiring A Copy Editor
The hallmark of FiveThirtyEight journalism is rigor, accuracy and precision. And no role in our newsroom is more important to maintaining those standards than the copy editor. Our copy desk edits arti [...]

Fox News Exclusive: Defense secretary says Pentagon is watching China 'very carefully'
ICE denies claims it separated breastfeeding mom from child; migrant faces separate fraud charges
A migrant woman, who federal immigration officials say falsely claimed ICE separated her from her newborn despite saying she was breastfeeding, was indicted this week on unrelated federal fraud charge [...]
Oklahoma man who installed secret cameras in ‘staggering’ number of homes gets life sentence
A man who pleaded guilty to installing secret cameras in a “staggering” number of homes in Oklahoma County while working for a security company over the last five years was given a life se [...]
Former Los Angeles city administrative officer: homeless problem 'going to get worse before it gets better'
A former Los Angeles city administrative officer stepping down from a committee overseeing a homelessness program said this week the citywide problem is going to get worse before it gets better, accor [...]
Arrest made in drive-by shooting deaths of UC Irvine scholar and friend, both 24
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in the drive-by shooting deaths of a University of California, Irvine, astrophysics scholar and his friend in Los Angeles last week, authorities announced Wedn [...]
This Day in History: Aug. 22
Defendant sucker-punches his attorney in Arizona courtroom
A defendant standing trial on allegations of attacking a corrections officer sucker-punched his attorney in an Arizona courtroom after the judge ordered him to leave, according to a report.
Texas executes man with history of violence against women for 1998 slaying of college student
A Texas death row inmate who argued that his conviction was based on junk science was executed Wednesday for the abduction, rape and killing of a suburban Houston community college student more than 2 [...]

Goodnight, and good luck
A valedictory note from Al Jazeera America on what we tried to bring to the online news landscape
A long road to reintegration for Rwandan ex-combatants
Despite programs aimed at helping former fighters recover and rebuild, many struggle to find their place in society
The Cabula 12: Brazils police war against the black community
Brazil's anti-police movement continues to fight for the soul of Cabula, even as death threats intensify
Nevada governor says he doesn't want Supreme Court consideration
Republican Brian Sandoval, reportedly under consideration by Obama for the nation's top court, says he's not interested
Elegy for a website where Native voices mattered
AJAM reported on tribal communities and offered coverage on Indian Country that few could match
Poisonous lands: Pennsylvania prison built next to toxic dump
Prisoners and area residents are hit by toxic fumes that could cause fatal harm

How an accidental encounter brought slavery to the United States
Slavery's arrival in the United States happened by accident, but its arrival created a thriving tobacco industry and fueled the Industrial Revolution. &nb [...]
Hundreds of thousands of Africans were enslaved in America. Wanda Tucker believes her relatives were the first
Wanda Tucker knew when she arrived in Angola, the void she felt was bigger than any one ancestor. It was of an entire people missing its past.
Searching for answers: Wanda Tucker's spiritual journey to where the slave trade began
Angola was barely mentioned in the history of the slave trade. USA TODAY invited Wanda Tucker there to search for her roots.
The founding family you’ve never heard of: The black Tuckers of Hampton, Virginia
An ancient cemetery. A glimpse of black history, hidden for centuries. Why a baby named William and the year 1619 mean it all to the Tucker family.

Greece vows to refuse aid to Iranian oil tanker eyed by US
Greece vowed Wednesday to refuse help to an Iranian ship that was recently detained in Gibraltar on suspicion of carrying oil bound for Syria days after the U.S. threatened sanctions on any [...]
American-born Israeli woman, 25, detained in Russia for 4 months over 9 grams of cannabis
A 25-year-old woman with dual American and Israeli citizenship has been behind bars in Russia since April after authorities allegedly found nine grams of cannabis in her luggage while she was travelin [...]
Mexican judge allows recreational cocaine use … for 2 users, reports say
In a ruling hailed as a “historic step” for ending the country’s “war on drugs,” a Mexican judge granted two plaintiffs permission to possess, transport&nb [...]
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO mission says
Two U.S. service members were killed in action Wednesday in Afghanistan, Fox News has confirmed.
Musician killed by grizzly bear in Canada during sound gathering project: reports
A French-Canadian musician was dragged from his tent and mauled to death by a grizzly bear last week in a remote area of Canada where he had gone to record nature sounds for a musical project.
Putin says Russia ‘will react accordingly’ after US missile tests
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the United States’ testing of a new missile – which had been banned under a now-defunct arms treaty – raises new threats for Russia [...]