Santa Cruz Local staff share five picks for Santa Cruz First Friday on Oct. 4, including art, astronomy, and the Homeless ...

A Builder's Remedy project with 161 homes is planned for Graham Hill Road on 40 acres of horse pasture near Rollingwoods ...

Three years after the University of California purchased the Hilltop Apartments in Santa Cruz, rents have risen and a rat ...

While outreach and public health are supposed to guide how homeless camp sweeps happen, some have said the rules are enforced ...

Zayante Fire leaders want to hire more full-time staff and replace aging fire engines with Measure T, a parcel tax on the Nov ...

Santa Cruz County settled a lawsuit over a sales tax hike approved by voters in March. County staff now have access to money ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s nonpartisan and in-depth guide to Measure P, a bond measure for Soquel Union Elementary School ...

On Tuesday a jury convicted Watsonville City Councilmember Jimmy Dutra of sexually assualting a 12-year-old boy in 2005.

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Kim De Serpa, candidate for District 2 Santa Cruz County ...