Santa Cruz County elected officials and activists are trying to reopen a playbook that helped safeguard Monterey Bay from ...

San Francisco has lots of themed walking tours. Monterey has a few as well. Why not Santa Cruz? At least, that's the thinking ...

Santa Cruz County is warning that mailed ballots for its Nov. 4 vector control vote might not arrive in time and should now ...

Local internet provider Cruzio has finished its “Equal Access Summits to the Sea” project, expanding affordable high-speed ...

The City of Santa Cruz announced Wednesday that it has appointed Cassie Bronson as its next city attorney, with current City ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department recovered a body in the ocean near Natural Bridges State Beach on Wednesday morning. Santa ...

More than 35,000 Santa Cruz County residents could lose access to federal food assistance in November as the ongoing government shutdown halts CalFresh payments, leaving families and students ...

OPINION: Measure C might not be perfect, but it will create needed affordable housing in Santa Cruz, writes former Santa Cruz mayor and housing advocate Don Lane. He refutes a recent op-ed by resident ...

In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident expresses dismay at nonprofit Housing Matters ending its day services for the homeless community.

In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident asks where members of the unhoused community displaced by law enforcement sweeps or cuts to service programs should go.

In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident outlines why she supports Measure C, a ballot initiative to fund affordable housing.

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