Construction is set to begin this month on interim repairs at the southern end of the Santa Cruz Wharf, city officials ...

The repair project has been in the works since December 2024, when a massive swell swept about 180 feet of the already ...

Bridget Smith uses a tablet on Monday at the Watsonville City Clerk’s Office to cast her ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

A swirl of sunshine, salt air, and Spanish soul—that’s Santa Cruz for you. A place where Europe seems to have accidentally ...

Elected officials Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Sen. John Laird came together with Santa Cruz leaders in a Wednesday morning news conference at the Wharf to denounce the Trump Administration’s plans for ...

Discover California pier spots where fresh seafood meets stunning ocean views. Eat, relax, and enjoy the salty sea breeze!

The City of Santa Cruz is beginning another round of repairs at the Santa Cruz Wharf, nearly a year after powerful swells ...

Concerned community members, Santa Cruz officials and environmental advocates gathered on the Santa Cruz Wharf on a sunny Wednesday morning to declare their unified opposition to oil and mineral ...

SANTA CRUZ — For many local surfers, carving through the waves that break just offshore from where the San Lorenzo River meets the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz is a sublime, almost transcendent ...

Santa Cruz County elected officials and activists are trying to reopen a playbook that helped safeguard Monterey Bay from offshore drilling in the 1980s amid Trump administration plans to restart oil ...

On Nov. 4, the City of Santa Cruz will consider two tax initiatives: Measures B and C. Both would place new taxes on property ...

There’s a magical little spot on California’s coast where Mediterranean dreams meet Pacific reality, and somehow nobody told the tourists. Capitola sits just south of Santa Cruz like a colorful secret ...