Jerimiah Oetting

This is a compilation of KAZU's coverage of the protests at UC Santa Cruz as students created an encampment and demanded divestment from Israel and companies that do business with it.

University leadership says the “necessary decision” came after main entrance blockades started Tuesday. It’s the latest escalation in the fight for UC divestment from military contractors involved in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

It's the third strike at UC Santa Cruz in five years. Their union, UAW 4811, argues that the university has violated free speech. The action is distinct from the encampment on campus in solidarity with Palestine, but shares similar demands.

KAZU speaks with Lookout Santa Cruz reporter Hillary Ojeda about the Ruyles, a family that is leaving California due to the high cost of living in Santa Cruz County.

No more twice-daily convoys — a traffic signal will control the flow of traffic. The repair arrives eight days ahead of schedule.

The pelicans appear to be starving and are unable to fly. SPCA Monterey County's Beth Brookhouser discusses what the organization is doing to help.

The elementary-aged students from Tara Redwood School in Santa Cruz discovered a fossilized bone while exploring a creek last spring. The bone was from the arm of a Jefferson ground sloth — the first fossil to show the Ice Age creature lived in the Santa Cruz area.

Measure N requires two-thirds of voter approval to pass. The measure would fund the future of Watsonville Community Hospital, and is just a couple of points ahead.

With a vote on Measure N, residents in the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District will decide whether improvements to Watsonville Community Hospital are worth higher property taxes for the next 30 years.

The PGA Tour Rules Committee declared Wyndham Clark the AT&T Pro-Am winner Sunday evening, making it a 54-hole tournament. Play on Monday was canceled out of caution due to weather conditions.