The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz could be demolished and relocated to the bottom floor of a seven-story, 64-unit ...

Federal immigration agents entered the Santa Cruz County at least 24 times since Jan. 25. ICE visited Watsonville and the ...

Head Start supports families with children 0 to 5 years old with child care in Santa Cruz County. The nonprofit operator, ...

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Watsonville Community Hospital is on shaky financial ground with millions in losses as its leaders race to find a solution to ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors are revising guidelines for battery storage facilities in a proposed development in Watsonville ...

Developers proposed a six-story apartment building on Capitola Road after Capitola City Council decided not to support a ...

More than 150 parents, teachers, staff and students united to oppose proposed layoffs at a PVUSD Board of Trustees meeting ...

A proposed trail on the rail bridge across the Santa Cruz harbor has faced roadblocks, but city leaders could seek permission ...

Santa Cruz Police inadvertently— and illegally— shared license plate camera data from Flock Safety with out-of-state law ...

California residents received their monthly food assistance payments (CalFresh) after a 10-day delay, but food insecurity remains a threat.