Written by Kaherdin Clohan Bonnet (News Writer) The Supreme Court plans to Hear a Mississippi law that will contradict Roe Vs. Wade Despite Roe vs. Wade had passed on January 22nd, 1973, forty-eight years ago, Mississippi has decided to put forth regulations on abortion that would go against the famous supreme court trial.  The law … More The U.S. Supreme Court Gears up to Hear Case on Mississippi’s Strict Abortion Law

Written by Konnor Long (News Writer) For more than ten days, Israeli police forces have stationed their ground artillery at the al-Aqsa Mosque after having sent an air bombardment to Gaza. During the week the attacks took place in Gaza, 200 Palestinians, including 59 children were killed. Prior to Israel’s station at the mosque, Hamas … More The State of Conflict Between Israel and Palestine

Written by Skylar Shipp (News Writer) After a difficult year, things are finally starting to return to normal. Due to the drastic drop in COVID-19 cases and increased vaccination rates, SLVHS is able to do an in-person graduation this year as well as an exciting in-person grad night celebration. The graduation ceremony will take place … More San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Senior Class of 2021 Gets Ready for Graduation

Written by Lucas Murawsky (News Writer) Over the past week, California has been averaging a little over 1000 cases per day. This is a major decrease of 21% as of two weeks ago, allowing California to ease its restrictions, especially in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County hasn’t recorded any new cases in the past … More Coronavirus Tremendously Decreases In California due to Vaccinations

Written by Quinn Bourret (News Writer) In a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court determined that police do not have the right to search a home without a warrant as “community caretaking” exception does not overrule the Fourth Amendment’s protection from unreasonable search and seizures. This Supreme Court ruling assures that police have no right to … More The U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Police Rights Regarding Searching Homes

Written by Angela Landes (News Writer) In 2014, a Zim company cargo ship attempted to dock and unload cargo in trade from Israel to the United States. Local organization Arab Resource & Organization Center (AROC) worked with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to organize a labor strike, refusing to touch the cargo or … More Protesters Prevent Zim Company from Shipping Weapons from Oakland to Israel

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) The massive automaker KIA is recalling more than 400,000 cars to fix a problem that may cause engine fires. The same cars have been recalled previously back in September 2020, but the company says the new fix will include enhanced safety measures to end the problem for good. The … More KIA Automaker Recalls More Than 400,000 cars due to Engine Fire Issue

Written by Makoa Ho’opai (News Writer) There has recently been a report of a surge in the number of people getting their first COVID-19  vaccination shots by the Ohio health officials, around a week after the governor of Ohio, Mike Dewine released the 5 million dollar lottery “Vax-a-Million.” The Ohio Department of Health said that … More State of Ohio Creates Initiative to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine With the “Vax-a-Million” Lottery

Written by Angela Landes (News Writer) During a court battle between the city of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Homeless Union, the city has proposed to form a city-sanctioned camp and was given the legal ability by Federal Judge Susan van Keulen to evict long-term residents at San Lorenzo Park. After the eviction of … More New Sanctioned Camp in Benchlands Park is Constructed While Other Camps get Swept

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) While Covid cases are decreasing heavily in the United States, India is battling a major surge of 400,000+ cases per day. India has reported more than 8.3 million new cases in the past 30 days and over 3000 new deaths every single day. As of Tuesday, 253,620 people have … More A Devastatingly Massive COVID-19 Surge Hits India

Written by Konnor Long (News Writer) In recent months, a small and increasingly vocal minority has called on the state of California to recall Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.  According to California law, a recall election can take place if 12% of those who voted for said politician sign a petition calling for one. In early … More Who will be Running Against Governor Gavin Newsom in the Recall Election?

Written by Skyler Shipp (News Writer) On April 29th, the Supreme Court delivered an extremely interesting ruling in favor of an undocumented immigrant challenging his deportation. Not only did the decision bring together a surprising group of justices, but it hinged on a single word, “a”. The case was brought by Niz-Chavez, who illegally entered … More Niz-Chavez v. Garland Supreme Court Ruling

Written by Quinn Bourret (News Writer) The Biden administration has stated their interest in temporarily ending the patent for the various COVID-19 vaccines in hopes of increasing production and ending Covid-19 faster. Vaccine production is limited to only three companies; Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna, as they have patents on their own vaccines. Although … More News on COVID-19 Vaccine Patents in the United States

Written by Kaherdin Clohan Bonnet (News Writer) As many have heard, Biden has many plans for taxes in the future, which many are concerned about and many are happy about. These new tax plans are directed mostly towards the wealthy and the rich, as President Joe Biden promised not to raise the taxes on those … More President Biden’s New Plan for Taxing the Wealthy 

Written by Nolan Alisago (News Writer) Nationwide protests in Colombia continue to grow, despite bloody and violent repression from the state. After initial success in pressuring the country’s government into rescinding its plan for a tax bill that targeted the poor, demonstrations have evolved into demanding. As the protest continues for days on end, blocking … More Nationwide Protests in Columbia Continue to Grow

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) Recently, Epic Games and Apple have gone to court over a battle of if Apple should be able to allow purchases in apps outside of their App Store. As for the background, Epic Games is a video game producer, extremely well known for making Fortnite. The game is free … More Epic Games and Apple go Head-to-Head on Purchasing Rights

Written by Beckett Glass (News Editor) COVID-19 has put us out of classrooms since March 13. On Tuesday the 20th of April, Freshmen and Sixth graders returned to campus with the new hybrid schedule. This last Tuesday, the rest of the students have returned to campus for the first time in over a year. Both … More Vaccine Program for SLVHS – All Students Over 16 are Eligible

Written by Lucas Murawsky (News Writer) This past year we have only 50% of our normal rainfall in California. With summer around the corner, that leaves us with the possibility of a drought, along with water restrictions, and wildfire danger. According to the National Weather Service, this rainy season is the fourth driest on record.  … More 85% Of California Is Now In A Severe Drought

Written by Angela Landes (News Writer) In the conclusion of a long court battle, the city of Santa Cruz has been given permission to evict the residents of San Lorenzo Park and to set up a managed camp nearby. Ever since November 2020, dozens of protesters have physically prevented police from evicting 200+ residents of … More Federal Judge Allows Camp Sweep & Set-Up of a City-Sanctioned Camp

Written by Skyler Shipp (News Writer) The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many. Since March of 2020, our lives have been put on hold, and a lot of people have lost their jobs. The hospitality business has been especially hard hit by the pandemic, with California’s leisure and hospitality industry losing 576,600 jobs … More A Look into California’s Senate Bill 93

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) Recently, the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has had reported cases of rare blood clots relating to the vaccine, occurring almost entirely in women under the age of 50, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Because of this, the United States recommended a ‘pause’ on the use of … More The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine is Back for Use

Written by Quinn Bourret (News Writer) The United States has begun the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Earlier this month, President Biden announced the US would be leaving Afghanistan by September 11, exactly two decades after 9/11. If completed, the US’s longest war will come to a close. Afghanistan has been engulfed in a civil war since … More The U.S. Officially Begins Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Written by Konnor Long (News Writer) On April 17th, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip, former Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully in his sleep that day. In the midst of a national lockdown, the palace disclosed that Philip had been hospitalized several times. Philip had long maintained his … More Former Duke of Edinburgh and the Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip Dies

Written by Nolan Alisago (News Writer) The prosecution and defense have rested their cases as the trial of Derek Chauvin begins to wind down. So before closing arguments and sentencing, what has the prosecution and defense argued? Armed with extensive, gut-wrenching video footage, the prosecution has had an emotional strategy that relies on the empathy … More An Update on the Trial of Derek Chauvin

Written by Skylar Shipp (News Writer) The Newsom Recall will almost certainly be on the ballot this November. With recent polls putting Newsom’s approval rating below 50% for the first time (Forbes), it is evident that the recall effort must be taken seriously. The margins of the votes will no doubt be extremely influential in … More An Update on the Recall Governor Gavin Newsom Movement

Written by Lucas Murawsky (News Writer) The hate crimes around the world have gotten more and more deadly by the day. With all the hate crimes turning deadly the DOJ is trying to search out ways to punish those that commit a hate crime. The Department of Justice held a listening session on March 5th … More The DOJ Attempts to Find a way to Prosecute Hate Crimes