A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce ...

Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster, 65, made another move in the third round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship on ...

Heather Contreras is the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent of Schools. "At Pajaro Valley Unified School ...

At Pajaro Valley Unified School District, we know students flourish when families, schools and communities tend the garden together — each providing light, water and care so every child can ...

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By Katie Thompson, Tracey Weiss and Dan Haifley On Aug. 28 the Capitola City Council will consider a ban on the sale of products that include tobacco filters to protect Soquel Creek, and the ...

A new report shows the Central Valley line is unlikely to pay for itself. Officials are weighing more expensive options to ...

Already facing significant delays and cost increases, a proposed plan to build a new $2.7 billion reservoir in the rural ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” ...

An early view down Bay (now Monterey Avenue), circa 1895. The unpaved roadway is bordered on the right by a wooden boardwalk built in the 1880s and on the left by the raised walkway and rock ...

Strawberry pickers bring in the organic harvest this week for Lakeside Organic Gardens in a field along San Andreas Road in ...

On Aug. 13, the California Coastal Commission approved the city of Santa Cruz’s Downtown Plan Expansion. This plan is the product of years of collaboration: community members, city staff, state ...