As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions ...

The development of an eight-story building in downtown Santa Cruz is one step closer to construction.Thursday night, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve the eight-story ...

The Santa Cruz is classier and more comfortable, more SUV than truck. It can tow more than the Ford, but it lacks the heavy hauling strength. The best one for buyers really comes down to intended use.

SANTA CRUZ — The American Beverage Association, alongside a group of grocers, retailers and restaurant owners, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Santa Cruz in Sacramento Superior ...

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known. Even though a 180-foot section of the pier crashed into the ocean in December ...

Jack Oliver Stagnaro, at age 95, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025. Jack was a lifelong resident of Santa Cruz, born to Giacomo and Natalina (Castagnola) Stagnaro on November 11, 1929.

Cottonwood shoots along the Santa Cruz River near Mission San Xavier stand 2 or 3 feet tall. Some seep willows — members of the sunflower family — are just a little shorter. Cattails jut 3 ...

HERE IS A LOOK AT HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA FROM EARLIER TODAY. THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL AREAS FROM SANTA CRUZ TO APTOS, THE SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING SALINAS, SOLEDAD ...