As 2025 morphs into 2026, Santa Cruz's downtown is still deep in the middle of a major transformation. A new proposal for The Catalyst building has many up in arms, while fans of the new library ...

The Regional Transportation Commission’s vote for the interim trail marks the first real movement on the corridor after a decade of drift, writes Doug Erickson, founder and executive director of Santa ...

A stop at Cat & Cloud's Westside Santa Cruz café leads to a delicious breakfast discovery for Lily Belli, whose Friday ...

Since 2016, California has enacted more regulations on artificial intelligence than any other state. President Donald Trump's ...

The California Coastal Commission is requiring the state's last nuclear power plant – Diablo Canyon, near San Luis Obispo – ...

In a marathon, chaotic session that ended with the room being cleared because of disruptions, Pajaro Valley Unified School ...

State wildlife officials are flying the California coast this week, counting humpback and blue whales to determine whether ...

Numerous California law enforcement agencies searched the Santa Cruz Police Department’s Flock camera data thousands of times ...

Recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment plus news and notes from Wallace Baine and ...

SR-152 is closed in both directions at Main St./Lake St. in Watsonville/Pajaro because of a special event. The closure is ...

Pacific Gas & Electric is deploying drones to remote areas of Santa Cruz County to monitor power lines and identify problems ...

Santa Cruz sheriff’s deputies have arrested Colin Sean Tisdale, 63, and charged him with the murder of a Soquel man 13 years ...