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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — 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 ...

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 ...

More than a thousand people stood in protest in the sand on Saturday at Main Beach in Santa Cruz to create a human banner spelling out the word “RESIST.” ...

A representative for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission said that while bus-exclusive lanes are a common sight in city areas–including downtown Santa Cruz–this is … ...

Nearly 1,000 people gathered in Santa Cruz for a pride protest against Trump, ... houses situated on the cliff in the background, Santa Cruz, California, June 22, 2024.

SANTA CRUZ, California — The City of Santa Cruz has approved a first reading of a ban on filtered cigarettes, citing pollution concerns.The County had already approved a ban on filtered tobacco ...

Santa Cruz, California — A Bay Area man is walking from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, barefoot, to raise funds for immigrant children who have been detained at the border.Patrick McConnell says ...

The best time to visit Santa Cruz is from September through November when the summer tourists have returned home, leaving a bit more room on the beaches, walking paths and other attractions.

Indivisible Santa Cruz County enlisted the help of Brad Newsham and Travis Van Brasch, who have organized human banners at Ocean Beach in San Francisco for the past two decades.

Salazar had been a passenger in a white Lexus speeding through the Santa Barbara Mesa, driven by her fiancé, 24-year-old Angel Luis Flores. Realizing the car was traveling dangerously fast, more ...

The City of Santa Monica reported a 6.1% overall vacancy rate among its workforce as of December 2024, with 124 unfilled positions out of 2,037.55 budgeted full-time equivalent positions ...