Santa Cruz County Crime & Justice Articles

When people of color vanish, only one-fifth of the cases receive media coverage. These activists want to change that.

Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences.

Sam Quinones, whose last book dealt with the opioid epidemic, talks to the LA Times about his new work on the twin perils of fentanyl and meth.

Recommendations include potential new police auditor, youth programs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s Democratic legislators have enacted a sweeping new package of police reform legislation. Here’s what the new laws will accomplish, and why.

AB 1185, authorizing civilian sheriff's oversight bodies, was one of the few law enforcement reform bills to pass in the wake of the George Floyd protests. What does the law accomplish, and will it make a difference?

Santa Cruz Police Lt. Arnold Vasquez  told the Sentinel’s Jessica York that investigators with the SCPD on Tuesday raided a Delaware Avenue warehouse and found nine vintage guitars valued at $5,000 to $50,000 each.

Pushed by activists, cities move from at-large elections to district races.

One of 58 superior court systems in the state, here's how the Santa Cruz County courts work.

Santa Cruz’s civil grand jury promotes accountability in local government.