Ryan Masters
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Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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Watsonville union workers rally for wages
WATSONVILLE >> Roughly 50 city of Watsonville employees held a lunchtime rally at the Watsonville City Plaza Monday to demand better wages and affordable benefits for municipal workers.The workers are members of the Service Employees Inte → Read More
Summer hordes descend on popular Felton swimming hole
FELTON >> It is summer and throngs of scantily clad young folk are descending redwood trails in search of a good time at the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park swimming hole known as the Garden of → Read More
Wave battered: A history of drowned dreams at Seacliff State Beach
APTOS >> In many ways, the story of Seacliff State Beach is the oldest one in the book — man’s futile quest to conquer nature.On his Seacliff State Beach walking history tour Sunday, Peter Wong — a 48-year resident of → Read More
Wave battered: A history of drowned dreams at Seacliff State Beach
APTOS >> In many ways, the story of Seacliff State Beach is the oldest one in the book — man’s futile quest to conquer nature.On his Seacliff State Beach walking history tour Sunday, Peter Wong — a 48-year resident of → Read More
PVUSD committee takes issue with critical Measure L report
WATSONVILLE >> The Citizens’ Oversight Committee has taken issue with a scathing June 13 civil grand jury report deriding the grou → Read More
Solstice ceremony at Santa Cruz mass grave lays ancestors finally to rest
LIVE OAK >> Members of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band gathered in Old Holy Cross Cemetery on the summer solstice Wednesday to lay to rest the spirits of 2,400 men, women and children who have occupied an → Read More
Santa Cruz writer-turned-activist targets rat poison
SANTA CRUZ >> A convergence of three seemingly minor episodes transformed Santa Cruz writer Tai Moses into an activist last winterFirst, a family of red-tailed hawks built a nest in Moore Creek Preserve, just across the street from Moses& → Read More
Judge to grant bail to Santa Cruz brain surgeon in child sex crime case
Despite arguing that Dr. James Kohut has a compulsion to commit sex crimes; is wealthy enough to walk down to the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor and buy a boat; and wrote a suicide note on the first night… → Read More
Santa Cruz judge to grant bail to neurosurgeon in child sex crime case
SANTA CRUZ >> Despite arguing that Dr. James Kohut has a compulsion to commit sex crimes; is wealth → Read More
It takes D’ African Village to bridge Santa Cruz, Senegal and beyond
SANTA CRUZ >> Mara Diakhate sold his house in Dakar, Senegal, to build D’ African Village.While that might sound like a good deal, it’s a risky proposition in the 21st century because Diakhate is banking on a spirit of love → Read More
Girl, 12, found after night spent lost in Santa Cruz Mountains
ZAYANTE >> A 12-year-old girl spent Saturday night alone in the Santa Cruz Mountains after being separated from her adult companion Saturday afternoon.A large search-and-rescue operation was prepared to fan out across the rugged Upper Zay → Read More
Girl, 12, found after night spent lost in Santa Cruz Mountains
ZAYANTE >> A 12-year-old girl spent Saturday night alone in the Santa Cruz Mountains after being separated from her adult companion Saturday afternoon.A large search-and-rescue operation was … → Read More
12-year-old girl found after night missing in Santa Cruz Mountains
A 12-year-old girl spent Saturday night alone in the Santa Cruz Mountains after being separated from her adult companion Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Watsonville man wounded in attempted murder
WATSONVILLE >> A 24-year-old Watsonville man was wounded in the upper back in what appears to be a gang-related shooting Saturday night.Watsonville police officers were dispatched to the area of Packard Lane and Shawki Court at roughly 9: → Read More
Search widens for 12-year-old girl missing in Santa Cruz Mountains
ZAYANTE >> Between 75 and 100 professional search and rescue will continue the search Sunday for a 12-year-old girl who went missing in the Upper Zayante area of the Santa Cruz Mountains Saturday afternoon.Laura Wells-Lucas was wearing a → Read More
‘Blue card’ bill could legalize ag workforce in Santa Cruz County
WATSONVILLE >> Agricultural workers and their families could become eligible to apply for a “blue card” that would give them a one-time opportunity to acquire legal citizenship status and work authorization if they show consistent → Read More
Cabrillo College President Laurel Jones announces retirement
APTOS >> Cabrillo College President Laurel Jones informally announced she will retire Jan. 2, 2018 at Monday night’s Governing Board meeting.Cabrillo College spokeswoman Kristin Fabos confirmed the announcement Tuesday and said a f → Read More
Cabrillo professor sued for sexual assault, college sued for Title IX violations
APTOS >> A former student and teacher’s aide has filed a lawsuit against Cabrillo College and a member of its faculty, alleging the professor repeatedly sexually harassed her and committed sexual assault and sexual battery in May 2016. → Read More
Bilingual yoga energizes downtown Watsonville
WATSONVILLE >> The 150-year-old building that houses Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts at 375 N. Main St. was once a general store with a pro-immigrant policy. It sold goods to the Chinese at a → Read More
Santa Cruz Pride 2017 shows a unified front
SANTA CRUZ >> Tam Welch is a queer single parent and a Korean-American adoptee. Welch is also a gender and sexuality specialist at UC Santa Cruz’s Cantú Queer Center and Grand Marshal of the 2017 → Read More