The stand-up comic known as DNA is leaving Santa Cruz County after almost 20 years of tirelessly building a comedy subculture there. He worked hard to plant those seeds in a town that didn't always ...

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin empathizes with those who feel crushed at the thought of another Donald Trump presidency. But, she says, California and Santa Cruz County are resistant, and Gov. Gavin ...

You know the holiday season has official arrived in Santa Cruz County when Santa Claus ride the waves to Capitola Village.

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 ...

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

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

Fire chiefs for Scotts Valley and Central Fire say bond measures to pay for new stations and equipment struggled to garner ...

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

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare invites you to create a new holiday tradition for the whole family! This holiday season, Santa Cruz ...

Many of us want to go home for the holidays this year – and it’s no different for shelter animals! To encourage the adoption ...

Santa Cruz’s Measure Z is poised for victory despite a $1.7 million campaign by the beverage industry. The apparent triumph ...