Santa Cruz County Local News

Demolition of the church at the center of the Santa Cruz circles was completed on April 23, making way for construction of a ring of house to be built on the 1.6-acre parcel.

A 34-unit tiny home village for people displaced when Pajaro was flooded will begin construction in Watsonville on a church-owned parcel in Watsonville.

The City of Santa Cruz acquired the Toadal Fitness parcel downtown for $2.5 million as part of the mixed-use library project.

Newsom-backed bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California as the Republican-led state restricts access.

Several bills making their way through the California Legislature seek to address overcrowded animal shelters and streamline how animals receive care.

Santa Cruz City Schools is exploring the development and building below-market rate housing for teachers and other staff priced out of the county rental market.

An exhibit at the Capitola Historical Museum celebrates the founding of Camp Capitola 150 years ago.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere.

In its April 18 meeting, the City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission agreed to postpone a decision on rule changes to restaurant outdoor seating for 60 days.

Following his recent vote against approval of two segments of the Rail Trail, Supervisor Manu Koenig explains his decision.

California has released 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River. As dams are removed, the fish will be some of the first to return to a free-flowing river.

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged three East Bay police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez.

Some residents fear development could destroy parts of the historic land.

The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.

Member Pal Garcia resigned from the Live Oak School District governing board.

The Live Oak School District will consider hosting the farmers market at a school site, but the soonest that would happen is still months away.

The Capitola City Council are considering a November ballot item to increase 2016's Measure F sales tax rate from %9 to %9.25.

The City of Santa Cruz is set to begin a pilot program of neighborhood street sweeping, including a provision to tow vehicles not complying with posted parking limits.

Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.