Local leaders are advocating for the state to adopt a standardized child care safety plan for parents vulnerable to ...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark sat down with Santa Cruz Local on Dec. 3 to discuss his first year in office.

A new co-housing development is planned for a 13.6-acre plot just north of the City of Santa Cruz. Organizers are seeking ...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District staff will rally before a vote by district leaders that could cut dozens of staff ...

Santa Cruz-based Mental Health Client Action Network has no staff and no board of directors, and its future is unclear.

Update: The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday voted to pursue the interim trail built on top of the train tracks. Full story to come Friday. SANTA CRUZ >> As the Santa ...

Yan Flower’s lunch special is a Downtown Santa Cruz favorite for in-the-know locals on a budget. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY >> Is it possible to eat out for under $10 – ...

Environmental activist Dan Haifley takes a photo of poppies growing on a trail in Cotoni-Coast Dairies near Davenport Aug. 9. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) DAVENPORT >> After ...

Un cartel fuera de la Oficina de Educación del Condado en la calle Encinal, en Santa Cruz, anuncia el Plan de Seguridad para el Cuidado Infantil. (Dave Ordoñez — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> ...

Santa Cruz Local is filing ongoing public records requests with all five law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County to track when immigration agents have entered the county, including from ...

Capitola Police lease 10 cameras from security company Flock Safety that capture license plates of passing vehicles. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) CAPITOLA>> Throughout 2024 and ...

Update: The Santa Cruz City Council voted Nov. 18 to not pursue a walking or biking path across the rail bridge. SANTA CRUZ >> A proposed walking and biking trail on the rail bridge across the Santa ...