Stepping into this role as CEO of United Way of County is an incredible honor and a natural extension of my commitment to ...

Highway 1 between Santa Cruz and Watsonville is undergoing a fundamental change with a new hybrid auxiliary lane/bus on shoulder approach. Whether it helps to lighten traffic congestion is uncertain, ...

Litter is widely viewed as a blight on nature, so it is no surprise that municipalities are creating more programs to get rid of trash polluting the natural world. These include initiatives like the ...

As losses mount, and the cost of building materials increases, insurers are passing those expenses on to policyholders, who ...

Should the stretch of Santa Cruz Avenue that has been closed to vehicle traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic reopen? Or should ...

Community members brought flowers, candles, photographs and other mementos to Santa Cruz City Hall this week to unite in ...

A Mobile Crisis Response Team now offers 24-hour, non-police response to mental health crises in Santa Cruz County by calling ...

An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity Areas.' This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ...

Using U.S. Census Bureau data from 2018 to 2022, UC Santa Cruz researchers published a report detailing the challenges and ...

Gordon moved to Santa Cruz in 1977 as his father, Richard Gordon, became a professor of politics at UC Santa Cruz. The family ...

Two-thirds of the estimated $800 million over 10 years would be allocated to public safety while the remainder would go toward community investments.

The drills have become a standard part of office life. But as IT departments craft increasingly sensational ruses, employees ...