About us

Cruzist is an online magazine with one goal. Making the lives of our readers and writers a little bit better and fuller every day. Our staff of reporters are the young students of Santa Cruz, from middle school to college.

We’re here to share the best that our city offers while giving our young people a place to be heard and a reason to explore their world beyond classrooms and playgrounds. Our goal is to nurture successful students and involved citizens through ethical, entertaining and informative journalism.

Cruzist is

  • a place to support a new generation of journalists, reporters, social activists and critical thinkers.
  • a place that brings younger and older generations together.
  • a place that offers disparate voices a place to find common ground.
  • a place that nurtures and supports a business/citizen symbiosis.
  • a place for the stories of the people who make, and have made, our city.

Our founding Cruzist is

John Koenig
Publisher/Design Editor/Liaison
Certified Tutor