Santa Cruz is increasingly cracking down on people living on Coral Street at Housing Matters, and added fences forcing the ...

Immigration authorities have arrested at least three people in Santa Cruz County over the past three months, according to ...

In Pajaro, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities can get discounted Uber rides through a program by Monterey-Salinas ...

Nurses demanded the reopening of Watsonville Hospital's NICU as the unannounced closure approaches two months with no opening ...

CEO of Watsonville-based Driscoll’s Inc., the largest berry company in the world, has stepped down after less than three ...

As election season gets underway, Watsonville City Council has four seats up for grabs in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

Santa Cruz City Council to consider competing proposals for changes to Bay Street and Escalona Drive, one of the most ...

After 11 months, Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement on a new ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY >> As the county’s population grows, climate change intensifies and federal funding becomes less predictable, regional transportation planners are seeking residents’ feedback on a ...

The Watsonville City Council advanced new rules to prohibit large vehicles from parking on public streets. The County of Santa Cruz recently passed a law allowing large vehicles to be scrapped as soon ...

The Calypso Apartments on Center Street in Downtown Santa Cruz were first proposed in 2021 as market-rate, but developers in 2024 chose to instead pursue 100% below-market-rate. (Swenson Builders) ...

Demolition of a vacant office building began this month to make way for a below-market-rate housing project at 4575 Scotts Valley Drive. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) SCOTTS ...