Housing Matters to close another critical service in Santa Cruz, the recuperative care shelter will close in January amid ...

In early election results for PVUSD Board of Trustees, Goldenkranz, Navarro, Estrada, Jimenez were in the lead for four seats ...

Mads Realmuto has pulled into a razor-thin lead in the race for Area 7 of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of ...

Watsonville Community Hospital leaders to close labor and delivery services amid a deep financial crisis, could take effect ...

Labor unions, nonprofits, developers and Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley have spent the most in the lead up to the Nov. 3 ...

How state propositions on the ballot could affect Santa Cruz County, California ballots have 14 voter propositions on Nov. 3 ...

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, visited Santa Cruz Main Jail in an unsuccessful attempt to arrest an inmate ...

Editor’s note: Andrea’s last name is Locke, not Hopkins. We’ve updated the story to correct the error. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY >> As the race for California ...

Looking for an in-person polling place to cast your ballot? Check out Santa Cruz Local’s Election Guide of polling places throughout Santa Cruz County Most locations open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2, and ...

Adrian Gonzalez back in court, as a new state law inspired by the case takes effect on Jan. 1. This is coming 11 years after he killed Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in Santa Cruz ...

Why we reported this story: This August, we interviewed and surveyed 33 Capitola residents about what helps them decide their vote. A top response we heard was transparency on candidates’ values. Some ...

Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to reflect Misty Navarro’s current job title — she recently took an academic position at Kaiser Santa Clara, affiliated with the Stanford/Kaiser Emergency ...