Currents
Water Torture

Maneuvering on when (and how) to hold a vote on building a $100 million desalination plant hits a new level.
Issue: February 22, 2012
read morePitta for A Pittance

A nonprofit Ayurvedic clinic opens in Santa Cruz.
Issue: February 22, 2012
read moreCassidy Meijer, 1978-2012
The lead singer of the Santa Cruz band Sin in Space was a huge talent.
Issue: February 22, 2012
read moreMaking News

Former Register-Pajaronian editor to launch new regional fortnightly
Issue: February 15, 2012
read moreFarr From It

Reports of the Congressman’s retirement were greatly exaggerated.
Issue: February 8, 2012
read moreCitizen Pain

City politicians are cool to the idea of a citizens’ advisory board on climate change.
Issue: February 1, 2012
read moreThe Labor Question

A UCSC conference tackles another side of the eat local movement.
Issue: February 1, 2012
read moreClub Next

Got your Nexties and your NextSpacers all mixed up? We do too. Tessa Stuart sorts it out.
Issue: January 25, 2012
read moreCaveat Yogi

When it’s all said and done, Santa Cruz yoga teachers have one response to a widely-circulated New York Times article about the dangers of yoga: Know your limits.
Issue: January 25, 2012
read moreTen Questions for A Strongman

Logan Christopher, owner of Legendary Strength, divulges his favorite feat of strength and other personal matters.
Issue: January 25, 2012
read moreLimitless Mind

UCSC lecturer Nancy Ellen Abrams and astrophysics professor Joel Primack win a $100,000 award from the Chopra Foundation.
Issue: January 18, 2012
read moreSanta Cruz Submerged

Transportation activists stage a tongue-in-cheek ‘tour’ of a watery future Santa Cruz in a bid to strengthen the city’s Climate Action Plan.
Issue: January 18, 2012
read moreTriumph in The Sky

For the Tuskegee Airmen, whose exploits inspired the new film Red Tails, the war is doubly painful.
Issue: January 18, 2012
read moreMaid in America

Why haven’t industry-wide standards been extended to California’s domestic workers?
Issue: January 11, 2012
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