CalOES is expected to decide whether to unlock state money for $45 million in repairs to the Santa Cruz wharf and harbor.

The Capitola City Council is set to consider the future of the Monte fireworks show Jan. 9. Plus, mayor’s replacement to be ...

Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with trails at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit in 2025. (Bureau of Land Management) DAVENPORT >> Hiking and mountain biking ...

4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 275 Main St., top floor, Watsonville Comment ahead of the meeting by email at [email protected]. Watsonville City Councilmember Maria Orozco is set to become mayor and ...

After 21-year-old Tamario Smith died in Santa Cruz County Jail in 2020, family and supporters rallied at the jail. (Mat Weir — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> More than four years after ...

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Neighbors and volunteers helped Pajaro resident Patricia Medrano haul furniture from her flooded home in March 2023. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local file) Editor’s note: This story has been ...

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission staff have described an interim plan to pave a path where the tracks now run on the Capitola trestle. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) ...

County supervisors on Dec. 10 approved zoning for multifamily housing at 3500 Paul Sweet Road. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) Updated Dec. 12: County supervisors approved rezones for 27 of 30 ...

A state-mandated Santa Cruz County court program started this month to connect services to some people with serious mental illnesses. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> CARE Courts ...

A proposal at 4444 Scotts Valley Drive includes a three-story, L-shaped building with 25 apartments. (BSB Design) SCOTTS VALLEY >> Four housing projects in Scotts Valley could provide more than 500 ...