City council races are underway in Watsonville, Scotts Valley and Capitola. Of dozens of school board races, just a handful ...

A proposal for 281 apartments at Seabright and Soquel avenues was recently submitted to Santa Cruz city staff from local ...

River Stewards for shelter residents returns to San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Coastal Watershed Council and People First as partners ...

An activist used the stage at the Watsonville Strawberry Festival to protest the use of pesticides and potential harms to ...

SANTA CRUZ >> As cost estimates for highway widening and the Coastal Rail Trail rise, Santa Cruz County transportation ...

Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley can submit comments on the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to help reduce impacts from future ...

Santa Cruz nonprofit completes first ground-up housing rebuild in Boulder Creek after CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 2020 ...

Erandi García reports on the Latino community, covering issues and decisions that shape life in the Pajaro Valley and across Santa Cruz County. “My goal is to provide accurate, accessible journalism ...

Santa Cruz Local went to Coral Street to hear from people after Housing Matters closed its Day Services program to open Live ...