UC Santa Cruz

Monterey County supervisors move forward with an oversized vehicle ban along two streets in Pájaro—kind of. And, a plant sale at UC Santa Cruz this weekend.

A philosopher discusses why people tend to honor individuals rather than movements, and whether the fallout from the César Chávez allegations could bring about change.

In this week's episode of Monterey Bay This Week, Cal State Monterey Bay hosts it's fourth annual gift drive for student-parents, a UC Santa Cruz program dedicated to preserving community history is ending just three years after its debut, and more local news.

A UC Santa Cruz program dedicated to preserving community history is ending just three years after its debut.

San Benito County employees represented by Service Employees International Union Local 521 are protesting proposed budget cuts. Plus, new research shows that internet cables could lead to earlier tsunami warnings.

New air sensors around Pajaro Valley and Castroville will help alert schools and community members to harmful air quality. And, Santa Cruz city high schools have a new cell phone policy. Also, Gioia Cheese Co. burrata gets recalled.

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that sunflower sea stars could help kelp forests recover by scaring away sea urchins. And, United States Rep. Jimmy Panetta called for congressional oversight in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.

A collaboration between UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz will bring more medical students to the Central Coast. And, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren pushes a bill offering some undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship.

UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences opens its "Weather and the Whale" exhibit. And, after noticing fewer Canadians coming to town, See Monterey seeks visitors from Asia, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world.

In today's newscast, a researcher from Cal State Monterey Bay scrambles after a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant she was awarded was cancelled. And, two unions went on strike at UC Santa Cruz yesterday after the UC declared a system-wide hiring freeze.