For the CIF State Division III boys volleyball championship match, SoCal champ Central East took a nine-mile trip across town ...

The Community Fire Preparedness and Resilience Fair was hosted by Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings and the Bonny ...

Normally, this time of year for Bay Area residents means blooms of orange poppies, graduation announcements and hand-wringing over the San Francisco Giants’ record. But this year there’s something ...

This is our second mayoral race under district elections and it’s got me wondering what a mayor is actually for. I’d signed the original ballot measure in 2000 that got the ball rolling on districting ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for May 30, 2026.

A cyclist glides through a tree tunnel on Hagar Drive as they descend towards the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus. Hagar ...

The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a ...

It’s not completely clear what the impact of this winter’s El Niño will be,” writes Our Ocean Backyard columnist Gary Griggs, “but all signs to date are indicating a major event.” ...

The avian influenza outbreak that put some of California’s most beloved marine mammal and sea bird populations at risk has subsided in marine mammals, according to officials who confirmed no positive ...

Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve posted a top-three finish in her 800 meters prelim race on Friday to qualify for the final at the 2026 CIF State Championships at Buchanan High.

TODAY’S WORD — VENTRAL (VEN-trul: Of or relating to the abdomen.) Average mark 33 words Time limit 50 minutes Can you find 46 or more words in VENTRAL? The list will be published Monday. YESTERDAY’S ...

The Capitola City Council held its first public hearing on its transition to district-based City Council elections Thursday night. The City Council did not provide direction on how many districts ...