A change to rules about “controversial” topics in Pajaro Valley Unified School District is raising concerns over classroom ...

Housing Matters, Santa Cruz County’s largest homeless services provider, is expected to end some essential services for ...

The second “No Kings” rally will take place across the U.S., including in Santa Cruz County, opposing authoritarian behavior ...

Political leaders in Santa Cruz County are overwhelmingly in support of Proposition 50, a redistricting measure on the Nov. 4 ...

Santa Cruz Local evaluated campaign claims from those advocating for and against the City of Santa Cruz ballot initiative ...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children could be forced to close amid the federal ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors advanced updates to an ordinance that allows abandoned vehicles to be scrapped ...

The first storm of the season is expected to drench Santa Cruz County with inches of rain in the county and in the Santa Cruz ...

On Nov. 4, voters in the City of Santa Cruz will consider two tax initiatives: Measure B and Measure C. Both measures would ...

U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San José) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Santa Cruz) will answer questions from residents in Watsonville on ...

With new work requirements and state budget cuts for unauthorized immigrants, around 21,000 Santa Cruz County residents could ...

Supervisor Justin Cummings poses for a portrait in his office on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. He is working with the county’s recorder office to remove racist language from housing deeds. (Amaya Edwards ...