The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors advanced updates to an ordinance that allows abandoned vehicles to be scrapped ...

Santa Cruz County transportation officials are scrambling to advance plans of parts of the Coastal Rail Trail amid a ...

With new work requirements and state budget cuts for unauthorized immigrants, around 21,000 Santa Cruz County residents could ...

On Nov. 4, voters in the City of Santa Cruz will consider two tax initiatives: Measure B and Measure C. Both measures would ...

Cabrillo and UCSC will lose roughly $3 million each for minority-serving programs, with the biggest cuts affecting ...

The Santa Cruz County Planning Commission on Sept. 24 unanimously approved a 100% affordable housing rental development in ...

Watsonville activist ended a 30-day hunger strike that targeted Watsonville-based Driscoll’s, Inc. to reduce pesticide use ...

Capitola voted unanimously on Sept. 25 to restore lanes removed last year from the intersection of Capitola's most dangerous ...

A home at 130 Hubbard St. appeared occupied but in disrepair on Sept. 25. Former tenants sued the landlord earlier in September. (Alexandria Bordas — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> Three former ...

Some attendees to a Capitola City Council meeting Thursday wore signs in support of Councilmember Melinda Orbach, who faced an alleged code of conduct violation. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) ...

Name: The City of Santa Cruz Workforce Housing and Climate Protection Act of 2025. Main supporters: The Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors and local landlords. Bottom line: A smaller parcel tax ...

Health leaders and physicians across Santa Cruz County are advising residents to stay up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine.