Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmlands and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state Sen. David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve ...

Santa Cruz County immigration lawyers and public defenders have their hands full with cases and frequent changes to ...

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Santa Cruz Lake Overlook Trail is a romantic hike in New Mexico perfect for Valentine's Day. It features amazing panoramic ...

Multiple piers have come and gone along the Santa Cruz coast, and in the last two columns I have slowly meandered south from Waddell’s Wharf near Año Nuevo on the north to Santa Cruz on the south, ...

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Gordon moved to Santa Cruz in 1977 as his father, Richard Gordon, became a professor of politics at UC Santa Cruz. The family lived in a dorm at Stevenson College where the film producer — just 4 ...

Dominick Cruz has retired from active competition in mixed martial arts. The former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion made the announcement on social media on Thursday, just a day after word that an ...

A homeless encampment sweep along Coral Street in Santa Cruz last week was pre-planned, said a city spokesperson, and resulted in several arrests. Two homeless advocacy and mutual aid groups expressed ...

Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo Two men were seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle plunged over the side of Gibraltar Road in the mountains above Santa Barbara.