Boulder Creek Community has one way in and one way out after a after a rainstorm in 2025 washed away part of Lanktree Lane in ...

An investigation by Santa Cruz Local and Lighthouse Reports examines strategies by beverage companies to fight soda tax in ...

Measure Z in Santa Cruz flies in the face of a 2018 state ban against grocery taxes approved under duress from beverage ...

SANTA CRUZ >> “They’re gonna put us out on the street? I wouldn’t last a day out on the street.” Those are the words of a tenant at the Palomar Inn on Pacific Avenue, where residents are facing rent ...

Hinael Nieto, left, worked for Monterey Mushrooms in Royal Oaks for 44 years until the facility closed in December. He talks to a job recruiter at a county-led event Dec. 12 in Watsonville. (Fidel M.

Regional Transportation Commissioners narrowly approved an “interim trail” design for a six-mile segment of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail through Live Oak, Capitola and Aptos on Dec. 4. (Nik ...

The future of an approved, five-story apartment complex next to Marianne’s Ice Cream on Ocean Street is uncertain. (BDE Architecture) SANTA CRUZ >> The developer of a planned 389-unit apartment ...

Santa Cruz has one of the state’s longest-running Juneteenth celebrations, with events across the county spanning over two weekends. This year marked the 35th anniversary. Juneteenth is connected to ...

SANTA CRUZ >> As state laws severely restrict local elected officials from blocking or changing new housing developments, Santa Cruz planning staff have drafted a guide for developers to build more ...

A proposal to build 157 homes on Graham Hill Road near Rollingwoods Drive has several hurdles to clear. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A controversial proposal for 157 new homes on ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward with a controversial housing project at 841 Captiola Road in Live Oak. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) WATSONVILLE ...

Local advocates and surfers are increasingly concerned about the future of West Cliff and its famous surf breaks. They are pushing the City of Santa Cruz to invest in a study with solutions to ...