When the news broke that Mike Rotkin died Wednesday at his home in Santa Cruz, the outpouring of tributes from grieving ...

This past week came the news of two departures, Mike Rotkin from this life and Carlos Palacios at year’s end from his ...

Former Santa Cruz mayor and longtime city leader Mike Rotkin died at his home on Wednesday. He was 79.

Former Santa Cruz mayor and longtime city leader Mike Rotkin died at his home on Wednesday. He was 79.The progressive polices and the work he accomplished during his decades in leadership have ...

The family and friends of the late Mike Rotkin are now raising funds for several memorials and a gathering to celebrate his life and legacy. Rotkin, a longtime Santa Cruz progressive activist, ...

Mike Rotkin arrived in Santa Cruz in 1969, not long after the University of California, and soon not only became a pillar of ...

Residents are calling for tougher environmental laws, and want regulators to evaluate what could have been done differently.

Edited and adapted from the book “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson” by Mark Kriegel. Copyright © 2025 by Mark Kriegel. From Penguin Press, an imprint of ...