The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz could be demolished and relocated to the bottom floor of a seven-story, 64-unit ...

Federal immigration agents entered the Santa Cruz County at least 24 times since Jan. 25. ICE visited Watsonville and the ...

Head Start supports families with children 0 to 5 years old with child care in Santa Cruz County. The nonprofit operator, ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors are revising guidelines for battery storage facilities in a proposed development in Watsonville ...

California residents received their monthly food assistance payments (CalFresh) after a 10-day delay, but food insecurity remains a threat.

Update: The Santa Cruz City Council voted Nov. 18 to not pursue a walking or biking path across the rail bridge. SANTA CRUZ >> A proposed walking and biking trail on the rail bridge across the Santa ...

Santa Cruz Local is a nonprofit news outlet led by local journalists. Our news responds to your questions and priorities. We specialize in investigative reporting on our community’s pressing needs.

Have a question we didn’t answer, or want to share your experience with immigration enforcement in Santa Cruz County? Email us at [email protected], or send a text, WhatsApp or Signal message to ...

Santa Cruz Police inadvertently— and illegally— shared license plate camera data from Flock Safety with out-of-state law ...

Seven miles of the planned 32-mile rail trail were largely funded by a grant from the California Transportation Commission. But cost estimates have since soared, and the project now has a ...

WATSONVILLE >> After years of steady financial recovery, Watsonville Community Hospital is again on shaky financial footing — with more than $14 million in losses so far this year — as its leaders ...