Boulder Creek Community has one way in and one way out after a after a rainstorm in 2025 washed away part of Lanktree Lane in ...

An investigation by Santa Cruz Local and Lighthouse Reports examines strategies by beverage companies to fight soda tax in ...

Measure Z in Santa Cruz flies in the face of a 2018 state ban against grocery taxes approved under duress from beverage ...

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A proposal to build 157 homes on Graham Hill Road near Rollingwoods Drive has several hurdles to clear. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A controversial proposal for 157 new homes on ...

SANTA CRUZ >> “They’re gonna put us out on the street? I wouldn’t last a day out on the street.” Those are the words of a tenant at the Palomar Inn on Pacific Avenue, where residents are facing rent ...

Felton Fire leaders have proposed a charge on property owners to maintain an independent district. (Amaya Edwards —Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) FELTON >> Property owners in Felton Fire ...

Nurses and their supporters hold an informational picket at Dominican Hospital on June 30. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) LIVE OAK >> Dominican Hospital nurses rallied in front of ...

The City of Capitola will be home to a future female surfer statue originally planned for Pleasure Point. (Alexandria Bordas — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> After months of navigating pushback ...

Hinael Nieto, left, worked for Monterey Mushrooms in Royal Oaks for 44 years until the facility closed in December. He talks to a job recruiter at a county-led event Dec. 12 in Watsonville. (Fidel M.

The No on Z campaign mailed fliers to Santa Cruz voters, sent people door to door and blanketed social media and TV with advertisements ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 election. (Photo collage by Jesse ...

SANTA CRUZ >> As state laws severely restrict local elected officials from blocking or changing new housing developments, Santa Cruz planning staff have drafted a guide for developers to build more ...