Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only ...

Although the Climate Prediction Center estimates a 57% chance this winter of a La Niña weather pattern, often characterized by drier weather, the Central Coast’s unique location makes it difficult to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urgently preparing to protect reproductive rights from the incoming Trump administration — and the looming possibility of Project 2025-inspired policies.

Santa Cruz’s Measure Z, the first soda tax passed in the U.S. since 2018, delivers a rebuke to the beverage industry’s $1.7 ...

Mackenzies Chocolates closing, crab season still on hold, local artists add to Pacific Cookie Company's appeal, an honor for ...

A mean-spirited anti-transgender action undermined my beloved local surf contest, writes local author and surfer. Here, ...

Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation is launching its first Holiday Glow Guide showcasing the most festive and creative holiday ...

The daylong Pajaro Valley Unified School District Choir Festival at Aptos High’s Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16 featured ...

An October surf event in Capitola for women only was disrupted when a man registered to compete. He did it, he said, to make ...

Following Donald Trump’s election to a second term, Santa Cruz County nonprofits say they are seeing a surge in volunteer ...

Some sectors of California's economy, like agriculture, would be hit directly by mass deportations Donald Trump promised ...

Former County counsel Dana McRae has joined the board of directors of Sempervirens Fund, California’s first land trust. As a ...