The city and county of Santa Cruz are teaming up this Saturday for the annual Earth Day celebration in downtown Santa Cruz.

The Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival will fill Alameda Park, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, April 26 and 1 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Now in its 55th year, ...

In tax shelters! 2. How do you know you have a good CPA? He has a tax loophole named after him. 3.What sort of sense of humor do accountants have? Self-depreciating. 4.There are three types of ...

In a heart-pounding roadside emergency, a dispatcher with the Santa Rita Fire District helped deliver a baby over the phone.

Caught up in academics or club meetings, it’s simple to take your surroundings for granted. I stand behind the fact that ...

A former SAUSD middle school science teacher and his student, separated by more than a decade, now find themselves working ...

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MORGAN HILL — A big Morgan Hill building that’s suitable for advanced manufacturing has been bought at a hefty discount to ...

The stock market’s recent volatility and the looming threat of a recession aren’t just numbers on a screen — they’re harbingers of a deeper crisis unfolding in Santa Clara County. As economic ...

The 5.2 quake was centered near Julian. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries but some residents ...

The fate of the Redman-Hirahara house, once a center of agriculture in Watsonville, now rests in the hands of the Santa Cruz ...

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