Community Voices editor Jody K. Biehl reflects on her three years editing columns by Mike Rotkin and the education he offered her about Santa Cruz County, UCSC and being human.

This past week came the news of two departures, Mike Rotkin from this life and Carlos Palacios at year’s end from his ...

When the news broke that Mike Rotkin died Wednesday at his home in Santa Cruz, the outpouring of tributes from grieving ...

The City of Santa Cruz has lowered the flags at City Hall in remembrance of local activist and former Santa Cruz mayor Mike Rotkin.

Former Santa Cruz mayor and longtime city leader Mike Rotkin died at his home on Wednesday. He was 79. The progressive ...

The development of an eight-story building in downtown Santa Cruz is one step closer to construction.Thursday night, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve the eight-story ...

Gavin Newsom. Dozens of immigrant and health care advocates demonstrated outside Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire's Santa Rosa office Thursday, urging him to oppose efforts to curb Medi-Cal ...

The opera will star Michael Volle, Miina‐Liisa Värelä ... The Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Accademia Ghislieri will be led by Giulio Prandi i a program of music by Alessandro ...

(Courtesy of Ford Motor Co. via AP) This photo provided by Hyundai shows the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz, a compact pickup with a car-like interior and impressive towing capabilities. (Courtesy of Hyundai ...

An undated aerial view of the property at 125 Coral St. in Santa Cruz that will be redeveloped into a 50-bed residential treatment facility to assist people with addiction recovery. The city purchased ...