Written by Nolan Alisago (News Writer) The Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. during a mental health crisis has melted into election protests in the swing state of Pennsylvania, as demonstrations continue through the election. Although the city made changes to policing policy after being exposed for using violent and dangerous tactics against non-violent … More Walter Wallace Jr. Murdered in Philadelphia by Police During a Mental Health Crisis

Written by Angela Lances (News Writer) A small group of volunteers and friends from the Santa Cruz People’s Kitchen, which is an organization that prepares free meals and distributes them bi-weekly, expanded their collective efforts early this November to include a community garden. The idea was quite spontaneous, becoming a reality within a week after … More New Community Garden Begins as Part of a Hunger Relief Network

Written by Kaherdin Clohan Bonnet (News Writer) “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it. What we have to have is a civil union law—that way, they are legally covered. … More Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) The massive pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, is pleading guilty to federal criminal charges and is being dissolved.  This is due to its massive role in the start of the opioid epidemic in the United States, by aggressively marketing the drug, knowing doctors prescribed the medication “without a legitimate medical … More Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges and Will Be Dissolved

Written by Angela Landes (News Writer) In the morning of Saturday, October 17, a small group of four teenagers demonstrating with “Black Lives Matter” signs arrived at the overpass at the intersection of Highway 17 and Bear Creek. Supporters of the current Republican President Donald Trump had been demonstrating on the bridge each Saturday for … More Black Lives Matter Supporters and Trump Supporters Clash at Protest In The Valley

Written by Nolan Alisago (News Writer) The Nuclear Forces Treaty was first signed by President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev in December of 1987, and this was the first and only nuclear arms control agreement that ever eliminated a class of nuclear weapons. Currently the chief among the campaign to abolish nuclear … More The 50th Ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Written by Konnor Long (News Writer) The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted homeless populations across the nation. According to the National Law Center on homelessness & poverty, homeless individuals are three times more likely to be put in mortal danger by COVID-19 than the general population, with Santa Cruz’s numbers mirroring this average. Earlier this … More How COVID-19 has Impacted Santa Cruz County’s Homeless Population

Written by Lucas Murawsky (News Writer) On October 20, 2020 the Department of Justice along with multiple other state attorneys, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This was to stop Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising … More The DOJ Sues Google Over Anticompetitive Practices

Written by Daniel Maloney (News Writer) President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing is currently happening. With a committee vote expedited to the 22nd. Barrett’s testimony had little information on how should would rule on possible cases and almost no information on her views of Supreme Court precedents and if they should … More Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Faces Committee Vote

Written by Kaherdin Clohan Bonnet (News Writer) The long awaited vaccine for COVID-19 might not be as much of a savior as we had originally hoped and expected, rather the sketchy uncle of the vaccine and pharmaceutical world due to rushed development. No matter where you look you’ll likely find out that a vaccine for … More Will There be a COVID-19 Vaccine and Will it be Safe to Take?

Written by Nolan Alisago (News Writer) Fourteen men, encouraged by the words of President Trump, have been arrested and charged in a plot to violently overthrow two state governments. The men had intended to kidnap and murder both the Governor of Virginia and Michigan until the plot was foiled by FBI informants.  The men involved … More Plot to Kidnap & Murder Governors of Virginia and Michigan Thwarted by F.B.I.

Written by Azella LaFerver (News Writer) As the election time gets closer we are all wondering what voting will be like this year since we are unable to do in person voting we must resort to the next best thing. For this year’s voting it is being encouraged that those who are eligible to vote … More Fake Ballot Boxes Planted in Multiple California Counties

Written by Natasha Gunion (News Writer) As of October 14, 2020, Covid-19 cases in Santa Cruz County are beginning to rise again. There have been 2,633 known Covid-19 cases in the County since the onset of the pandemic.  There are currently 207 active cases, and 23 deaths. Most businesses in SC County are still following … More How is Santa Cruz County Handling COVID-19?

Written by Skyler Shipp (News Writer) You’ve probably heard about the fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head during this debate, but there was so much more to the vice presidential debate that makes it especially important. After the chaos of the first debate, and with the uncertainty surrounding future debates, this debate is an … More A Recap of the First Vice Presidential Debate

Written by Angela Landes (News Writer) After inmates across the country received conflicting information for months, Federal judge Phyllis J. Hamilton ruled in a class action lawsuit against the IRS that prisoners shall receive the $1,200 stimulus checks. Due to Covid-19, U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are independant and make less than $99,000 per … More IRS Sued After Excluding Prisoners from Stimulus Checks During Pandemic

Written by Quinlan Bourret (News Writer) The 2020 census might notably shift the balance of power in the US in favor of Republicans for a decade. In what many have argued is unconstitutional, Trump has attempted to cut out undocumented immigrants from being counted in the census which might reduce the number of seats held … More An Overview of the 2020 Census