Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach as Mason and Connor McClure play around on Thursday. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach on Thursday. The lifeguard program just received last-minute funding to keep the seasonal staffing watching over beaches. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard Dustin Marty holds his binoculars up for Connor and Mason McClure to peer through as their sister Morgan watches, Kyle Marty stands in the background. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Animal Control officer Walter Johnston pleads with dog-owner Phillip Snider to let the dog go under a ten-day quarantine required by law after the dog bit an alleged assailant. Photo by Robinson Kuntz
Tyler McCaul soars above the Post Office Dirt jumps in Aptos on his mountain bike. The jumps have become a beloved fixture of Aptos and residents are fighting to keep them in the new Aptos Village Plan. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Marissa and Millard Valera play a song during the opening night of the open mic at The Abbey on Saturday. The venue had been closed for six months after noise complaints from Westside neighbors. (Robinson Kuntz/Sentinel)