Two competing Santa Cruz ballot measures are collecting signatures, one from Mayor Fred Keeley, the other from realtors. Here ...

Chris Krohn, a former Santa Cruz city councilmember and mayor, believes the city is moving from an era of progressive ...

When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most ...

This fall, transportation leaders are set to weigh millions in loans to complete Coastal Rail Trail and Highway 1 widening ...

Mounting costs for the rail trail and Highway 1 expansion could require the regional transportation commission to take out ...

Dry weather Saturday will be sandwiched between two wet days in the Bay Area this weekend as a series of storms kicks off across Northern California. Not everyone in the Bay Area will see rain Friday.

The program is returning to Santa Cruz for its 14th year at Cowell Beach. Their mission remains consistent throughout all these years, building community among combat veterans who have been injured.

The California Coastal Commission has been under siege like never before, alarming environmentalists and raising questions about the future of the 53-year-old state agency. The California Coastal ...

She grew up in San Jose and spent weekends and summers on Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz. She graduated from Presentation High School and then later attended Washington State University in Pullman ...

As part of a new plan to stabilize California’s home insurance crisis, state regulators have updated a map of fire-risk areas ... counties — including Santa Cruz, Napa and Monterey — where ...

One of nature’s most spectacular springtime demonstrations has begun, and an abundance of migrating birds are now heading our way. Right now, and for several weeks to come — is a great time to get ...