The city of Scotts Valley celebrated our city’s 60th birthday during the first week of August. It couldn’t have happened ...

The Parks and Rex event, a joint pool party hosted by Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter and Santa Cruz County Parks and ...

The blue awning of 1595 Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz stretches over the entrance of the commercial medical office building.

In the final few weeks of his last legislative session as California governor, Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers to help ...

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary encompasses over 6,000 square miles of protected waters,” writes Finding Sanctuary ...

If criticism of a political ideology can be reclassified as hatred of a people whenever influential groups insist upon it, democratic discussion begins to shrink,” writes guest columnist Unhae Langis.

As our communities continue to grow, ocean literacy and water safety must become part of how we prepare the next generation,” writes Our Ocean Backyard columnist Tracey Weiss. “Supporting our children ...

View of a mid-street fissure in Pajaro’s Chinatown in the aftermath of the great earthquake of 1906. On April 18, 1906, a 7.8 ...

Having an open mind is good, but trying to please those who don’t deserve your generosity and help will only bring you down.

The 49ers’ preseason is off and running, yielding interesting tidbits now that their locker room is open to reporters.

A passenger on Roaring Camp’s Beach Train waves as the train rolls along Chestnut Street in downtown Santa Cruz.

Leng has a chance to become the 10th player in history to capture the U.S. Amateur and Western Amateur in the same year, ...