Lessons from a 6-month sabbatical from the sea By Shaun Burns Growing up in Santa Cruz, it can be easy to take the ocean for granted. I was fortunate to be raised by parents who introduced me to the ...

Dozens of Black surfers, community members and visitors appeared at Cowell Beach Friday for Black Surf Santa Cruz’s sixth ...

When I stepped into the role of superintendent of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in May 2024, I did so with deep personal roots in this community and a profound belief in the promise of our ...

Some workplace experts argue that with more businesses adopting AI tools, soft skills such as empathy, critical thinking and ...

Although this work, including the bike lane improvements, has been long anticipated, there will be delays, and it will ...

The drugs were laced with “tranq,” a sedative used by veterinarians, but the defendant says he now knows what he did was ...

Approved in 2024, some residents said they had only recently learned about a potential data center that could be built in ...

This photograph, taken by Ole Ravnos on July 25, 1915, shows a Mass held along the shore of Soquel Creek in Capitola.

The cool confines of Watsonville Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour on ...

The question before us is what kind of soil, what kind of farming system and what kind of future we want to cultivate for the ...

It’s time to shed your fear and to head toward a new adventure. Embrace and explore what life has to offer. Dance to your own beat. Live, love and laugh. Your numbers are 9, 15, 22, 29, 31, 38, 44.

Hephaestus Robotics Team is a cooperative venture between the Santa Cruz County Office of Education and X Academy that ...