Four apartments available to rent, located at 525 Cedar St. in Downtown Santa Cruz, are considered 100% affordable and open ...

An investigation by Santa Cruz Local and Lighthouse Reports examines strategies by beverage companies to fight soda tax in ...

Measure Z in Santa Cruz flies in the face of a 2018 state ban against grocery taxes approved under duress from beverage ...

Boulder Creek Community has one way in and one way out after a after a rainstorm in 2025 washed away part of Lanktree Lane in ...

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark discusses his first year heading the department in a Dec. 3 interview. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) LIVE OAK >> Santa Cruz County Sheriff ...

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 ...

The City of Capitola will be home to a future female surfer statue originally planned for Pleasure Point. (Alexandria Bordas — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> After months of navigating pushback ...

SANTA CRUZ >> The end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf could reopen by spring 2026, according to plans from city staff. Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council is set to consider first steps of a $1 ...

Two new tanks have been installed at a Graham Hill Road water treatment facility, and a new 1 million gallon water tank is due this year. (City of Santa Cruz) A water-sharing project between Santa ...

Julia Monahan, of Get The Flock Out, listens during public comment at a city council meeting at Santa Cruz City Hall on Nov. 18, 2025. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) Alexandria ...