Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.

Article continues below this ad The head of the Coastal Trail Conservancy of Santa Cruz County told SFGATE he thinks the nearly $4.3 billion is a low-balled number. “The estimate still feels low.

More than 10,000 community members from around Santa Cruz County and beyond filed into San Lorenzo Park on a sunny Saturday morning, and gathered around the duck pond stage for the “No Kings … ...

We took a second look at the latest Santa Cruz, and it looks as fresh and unique today as the day Hyundai first unveiled it.

The City of Santa Cruz announced plans to remove heavy equipment and woody debris that fell into the ocean after the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf in December 2024.

The Santa Cruz looks as fresh and unique as the day Hyundai unveiled it. Its comfortable, modern five-passenger cabin and usable bed can appeal to anybody who doesn’t want a conventional pickup.

Santa Cruz's soda tax is under scrutiny as a lawsuit claims it violates a state law prohibiting new local taxes on grocery items.

The former Santa Cruz County treasurer who pleaded guilty to stealing more than 38 million dollars in public money is set for sentencing next month.

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known.

As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions ...

Santa Cruz Vice Mayor Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, who represents the city’s third district, which encompasses the second phase of the Segment 7 rail trail, said that the path is more than just ...

Body found on beach where swimmer went missing Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Coroner is working on identifying ...