Racial Justice

California is preparing to return 136 acres of land in Mendocino County to three of the region’s native tribes. And, a historic railroad bridge is complicating efforts to build a long-planned bike and pedestrian trail east of downtown San José.

A petition challenging the legality of Santa Cruz's tax on high-sugar beverages was struck down. And, new research shows coastal access is not equal among communities in California.

“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

The mural was defaced over the weekend — the second time in three years. Police have images of the vandal and are asking the public for help.

The vandals responsible for defacing the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa Cruz City Hall joined hundreds of volunteers to restore the mural.