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Efforts to honor historic Santa Cruz Chinatown underway
SANTA CRUZ — ‘That bridge going from San Lorenzo River Park over to Trader Joe’s’ does not roll off the tongue. That practical reason, along with an opportunity for a cultural [...]
Photo Gallery | Project Homeless Connect offers services in Santa Cruz
Bob Myers offers some clues on how Warriors will handle NBA draft
Warriors general manager Bob Myers spoke to reporters the day before the NBA Draft.
Food Truck Summer Series on Pacific Avenue set for Friday
SANTA CRUZ– Food trucks will be allowed on Pacific Avenue downtown Santa Cruz for a new Food Truck Summer Series. Kathryn Walsh, owner of festival and events promotion company Brothers Promotion [...]
TripSavvy’s top 10 long-weekend destinations for 2019
Add Friday and Monday and it's not just a weekend, it's a vacation. Spend that long weekend with a jaunt to one (or more) of these top spots, including Ojai and New York's trendy Hudson [...]
Business Digest: Teresa Thomae joins Leadership Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ Leadership Santa Cruz County welcomes Teresa Thomae Leadership Santa Cruz County has named Teresa Thomae it’s new executive director. Thomae is a member of the Leadership’s Clas [...]
Scotts Valley Rangers beat Aptos Red Sox for Minors Tournament of Champions title | Local Roundup
The Scotts Valley Rangers beat the Aptos Red Sox 12-11 to win the Minors Tournament of Champions title on Tuesday at San Lorenzo Valley Little League. Scotts Valley, who went 16-0 during the regular s [...]
NHL Awards tonight: Do Sharks have a chance?
Joe Thornton and Brent Burns of the Sharks are finalists for individual NHL Awards on Wednesday, but are facing some stiff competition.
And the 2019 award for America’s best beer goes to …
NorCal brews take two of the top three spots in this year's rankings
Capitol Tracker: New California law makes it easier to adopt kittens
A new California law aims to make it easier to offer forever homes to kittens. The bill is among the first signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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 [...]
LOCAL DRINKS | Sippin’ through the Summer
Your guide to this season’s can’t-miss beer, wine and booze festivals By Leslie Muirhead The Pleasure Point Street Fair A beer garden in the heart of the Eastside? Yes, please! New Bohemia [...]
Iconic waterman, Santa Cruz educator and community figure Doug Thorne dies at 90
IN MEMORIAM By Geoffrey Dunn Special to the Sentinel Douglass Edward (“Doug”) Thorne was the ultimate Santa Cruzan. Raised on a chicken farm in Soquel during the lean years of the Great De [...]
This is Our Moment | Letter from the founder
In this issue’s letter, I am going to pass the torch to award-winning photographer, cancer survivor and all-around badass Sachi Cunningham. Her recent post to Instagram shook me to my core, so i [...]
SANTA CRUZ LAW LIMITS VEHICLE IDLING with New Outreach Focus on School Zones
Did you know that a large sedan produces 0.12 pounds of carbon dioxide per minute while just idling? Our City will soon be rolling out a new anti-idling campaign to reduce such greenhouse gas emission [...]
The Hideout Fundraiser at Severino’s
This past Sunday June 2nd Severino’s Bar & Grill generously hosted a fundraiser extravaganza complete with live bands, open buffet and tons of amazing raffle items donated by the community.& [...]
World Ocean Week Events
Experience BLUE the film and get ready to rise up! Thursday, June 6th at the Rio Theatre A multiple award-winning Australian documentary, BLUE is fearlessly truth-telling, yet passionately hopeful. A [...]
California Senate Approves Ambitious Measure to Cut Packaging and Plastic Waste by 75% by 2030
SACRAMENTO–Amidst growing awareness of worldwide environmental devastation and health problems wrought by plastic and non-recycled trash, the California State Senate has approved first-of-its-ki [...]

DWR gives $10 million grant to Monterey Peninsula desalination project
The grant money is destined to help build the seawater desalination component of the Peninsula Water Supply Project.
David Ortiz was not the intended target in murder-for-hire plot, prosecutor says
Dominican Republic authorities said Wednesday that David Ortiz was not the intended target of the murder-for-hire plot that led to the former Red Sox star being shot.
Driver accused of intentionally running over pregnant woman pushing 2-year-old son in stroller
“Our hearts are completely shattered," a family member said.
US: Gang leaders ran killings, drugs from California prison
The alleged crimes include murder, robbery, extortion and trafficking in drugs and illegal firearms in Kings and Tulare counties, about 200 miles southeast of Sacramento.
Dozens of farmworkers treated for pesticide exposure
Dozens were rinsed off by hazardous materials teams and three who complained of nausea, vomiting and other symptoms were treated at a hospital.
Authorities: Syrian national arrested after making plans to attack Pittsburgh church
The man was planning an attack in the name of ISIS, authorities said.
More summer camps are requiring children get vaccinated amid measles fears
"It's fair to say that a lot of camps that perhaps were accepting things like religious and philosophical exemptions have made the decision not to accept those," a camp owner said.
Juvenile sharks in Monterey Bay prompt shark advisory signs
This is the first sighting at Del Monte Beach this year, but it is typical to start seeing them at the beginning of the summer.

Efforts to honor historic Santa Cruz Chinatown underway
SANTA CRUZ — ‘That bridge going from San Lorenzo River Park over to Trader Joe’s’ does not roll off the tongue. That practical reason, along with an opportunity for a cultural [...]
Photo Gallery | Project Homeless Connect offers services in Santa Cruz
Bob Myers offers some clues on how Warriors will handle NBA draft
Warriors general manager Bob Myers spoke to reporters the day before the NBA Draft.
Food Truck Summer Series on Pacific Avenue set for Friday
SANTA CRUZ– Food trucks will be allowed on Pacific Avenue downtown Santa Cruz for a new Food Truck Summer Series. Kathryn Walsh, owner of festival and events promotion company Brothers Promotion [...]
TripSavvy’s top 10 long-weekend destinations for 2019
Add Friday and Monday and it's not just a weekend, it's a vacation. Spend that long weekend with a jaunt to one (or more) of these top spots, including Ojai and New York's trendy Hudson [...]
Business Digest: Teresa Thomae joins Leadership Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ Leadership Santa Cruz County welcomes Teresa Thomae Leadership Santa Cruz County has named Teresa Thomae it’s new executive director. Thomae is a member of the Leadership’s Clas [...]

Efforts to honor historic Santa Cruz Chinatown underway
SANTA CRUZ — ‘That bridge going from San Lorenzo River Park over to Trader Joe’s’ does not roll off the tongue. That practical reason, along with an opportunity for a cultural [...]
Photo Gallery | Project Homeless Connect offers services in Santa Cruz
Bob Myers offers some clues on how Warriors will handle NBA draft
Warriors general manager Bob Myers spoke to reporters the day before the NBA Draft.
Food Truck Summer Series on Pacific Avenue set for Friday
SANTA CRUZ– Food trucks will be allowed on Pacific Avenue downtown Santa Cruz for a new Food Truck Summer Series. Kathryn Walsh, owner of festival and events promotion company Brothers Promotion [...]
TripSavvy’s top 10 long-weekend destinations for 2019
Add Friday and Monday and it's not just a weekend, it's a vacation. Spend that long weekend with a jaunt to one (or more) of these top spots, including Ojai and New York's trendy Hudson [...]
Business Digest: Teresa Thomae joins Leadership Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ Leadership Santa Cruz County welcomes Teresa Thomae Leadership Santa Cruz County has named Teresa Thomae it’s new executive director. Thomae is a member of the Leadership’s Clas [...]

Minnesota Supreme Court tosses conviction of teen who insulted classmate on Twitter
A Minnesota stalking law used to convict a high school student for insulting another teen on Twitter is overly broad and violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantee of free speech, [...]
U.S. Congress-White House budget, debt limit talks sputter: congressional leaders
Negotiations on Wednesday between the Trump administration and top officials in the U.S. Congress failed to produce a deal on overall federal spending levels for the fiscal year starting on Oct. 1 and [...]
Trump administration replaces Obama-era power plant rule, in boost to coal
The Trump administration finalized a new carbon emissions rule for U.S. power plants on Wednesday that it said could cut pollution without damaging the coal industry, replacing a much tougher Obama-er [...]
Train derails in Nevada, spilling vegetable oil, closing major highway
A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Nevada on Wednesday, spilling vegetable oil and prompting the closure of an interstate highway.
New York jury convicts man who starved, branded women in sex cult
Keith Raniere, a New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him, was found guilty of all cha [...]
Joe Biden under fire from rivals for remarks about civility with segregationists
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under sharp criticism from some of his Democratic presidential rivals on Wednesday for remarks he made this week about his time working civilly with segregationist [...]

Las Vegas dad, charged with child neglect after his four-year-old daughter goes missing
Edwardo Zepeda, 36, is currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center over the incident which occurred early Wednesday morning.
Nxivm leader Keith Raniere is found guilty on all counts and faces life in prison
The trial lasted for six weeks, during which time multiple women came forward to describe how they served as 'sex slaves' to Raniere and were forced to have his initials branded on their bod [...]
Body language expert reveals what your SLEEP says about you - and it's far more than you think
Body language expert Annabel Knight, interpreted a series of the most common sleep styles. She says those who are open and confident, often sleep in the sky dive position.
Dramatic video shows American Airlines plane getting filled with fog
Fog filled the jet after it landed in Nicaragua. It had been diverted from Liberia in Costa Rica. The cloud effect is caused when air-conditioned air in the plane is exposed to hot and humid air [...]
Hillary Clinton mocks Trump for mentioning her EIGHT times at his campaign launch saying:
Hillary Clinton likened President Donald Trump's Tuesday night rally to an episode of InfoWars, which is hosted by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
How humbling that my Les Miserables hit has helped fight for freedom
Former Daily Mail theatre critic HERBERT KRETZMER explains how his Les Miserables anthem 'Do You Year the People Sing?' became the song of choice for protesters in Hong Kong.
I will NEVER apologize for 'concentration camps' controversy says AOC
Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on her charge of 'concentration camps' on the border while Speaker Pelosi gave her political cover, saying the GOP was trying to 'misrepresent' her.
'Swarmageddon' of over 1,000 small quakes sparks fresh fears of a megaquake in Southern California
A spate of small earthquakes in Southern California is giving seismologists yet another opportunity to remind residents that they must always be prepared for the next big event.

The Top 50 NBA Draft Prospects, According To Our CARMELO Projections
The NBA doesn’t waste much time before moving on. The 2018-19 season has been over for less than a week, and the Toronto Raptors are still picking up the debris from their jubilant championship [...]
Even Blowouts Tell Us Something About The USWNT’s Chances
The 2019 Women’s World Cup statistically features the strongest field in the history of the event, and still the U.S. women’s national team has dominated its first two games like no other [...]
Our Best Tool For Predicting Midterm Elections Works In Presidential Years Too
If you followed polls of the generic congressional ballot, you knew as early as summer 2017 that signs pointed to a wave election for Democrats in 2018. Now, for your prognosticating pleasure, the Fiv [...]
We’re Hiring 3 Fall Interns
Want to work in a newsroom that combines reporting, writing, data analysis, computer science and a general sense of irreverence? FiveThirtyEight is hiring college students or recent graduates to work [...]

Alabama man denies feeding meth to 'attack squirrel'
An Alabama man has posted a video denying he fed methamphetamine to a so-called "attack squirrel" that he calls a pet.
Gun-wielding grandmother holds suspect at gunpoint
Authorities in Alabama say a gun-wielding grandmother confronted a wanted man in her driveway after he crashed a stolen car near her home.
Woman pleads not guilty to dumping puppies in trash
A Southern California woman authorities say was caught on surveillance video dumping a bag of 3-day-old puppies into a trash can has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty.
Missouri woman to spend life in prison after plea agreement
A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting that prosecutors had evidence to convict her of killing a mentally disabled man in what authorities believe was part of a com [...]
The Latest: Union Pacific probes cause of Nevada derailment
The Latest on a train derailment that closed U.S. Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada for more than an hour (all times local): 12:35 p.m.
The Latest: 2 dead in semitrailer explosion in Wisconsin
The Latest on a fiery semitrailer crash on I-94 in Wisconsin (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Wisconsin authorities say the drivers of two semitrailers are dead after one hit a construction barrier on an [...]
Sheriff: Louisiana man linked to 4 random shooting deaths
A 22-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested in connection with three apparently random shooting deaths in a New Orleans suburb.
Kevin Spacey accuser's phone sought by defense is missing
An attorney for a man who has accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a Nantucket bar says the man cannot find a cellphone he has been ordered to turn over to the defense.

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

A teacher opens his home to students with deported parents. The tweet went viral.
It reads like a feel-good story, but James Tilton — a freshman English teacher at Eastside High School in Lancaster, California — says it isn't. [...]
NXIVM leader Keith Raniere guilty of all counts in sex cult case
Keith Raniere was accused of methodically manipulating his many followers to further his sexual exploits.
The rise of Rick Singer: How the mastermind of college admissions scandal built an empire on lies, exploited a broken system
By the time Rick Singer began bribing college coaches and test proctors, he had been lying about his own resume and business dealings for years.
Sully sounds off on what Boeing 737 Max needs to get back in the air
Before the Boeing 737 Max flies again after 2 fatal crashes, the "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger says pilots need training. & [...]

Dominican tourism expert warns of 'catastrophe' if authorities stonewall in death probes
The picturesque, sandy beaches of the Dominican Republic have become the backdrop for a rash of deaths of U.S. tourists at luxury, all-inclusive hotels.
UN envoy: Goal now must be Afghan-Taliban peace negotiations
The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan says all peace efforts including a new initiative by Germany and Qatar for talks among Afghans must be directed at starting formal negotiations between the government an [...]
Hong Kong protesters plan to hit the streets again over extradition bill
Protesters say they plan to hit the streets in the coming days.
Mexico's senate approves trade deal with US, Canada
Mexico's Senate has voted to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries to gain legislative approval.
Brazil's Moro says 'nothing to hide' about leaked messages
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said Wednesday there is nothing improper about alleged conversations he had with prosecutors when he was a crusading anti-corruption judge.
Mexico gets tough with illegal immigrants, deports within 24 hours
Unprecedented and inconvenient, the influx of thousands of National Guard into southern Mexico is nevertheless being welcomed by many residents near the Guatemala border.