Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin supports diversity in city and county government, but not quotas. Here, he walks us ...

Business owners and employees who work on the Santa Cruz Wharf don't yet know when they'll be able to get back on the job ...

The Santa Cruz Harbor is still assessing damages that have so far amounted to $20 million after Monday's storm surge. Port ...

The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf likely faces weeks of closure after storm damage destroyed a 150-foot section. Officials are ...

From laser-lit dance parties to intimate musical performances, there are plenty of New Year's Eve celebrations going on ...

A committee of arts professionals and community activists has announced plans to establish a new 10-day annual festival ...

We've assembled some of our most-read stories and opinion pieces of 2024. Consider this your year-end highlight reel of the moments that defined our community.

The cause of a Christmas morning explosion and fire in Capitola Village remains under investigation, but police do not ...

Mark Sponsler has gained cult status among big-wave surfers thanks to his ability to time a wave down to the minute and ...

Famed costume designer Arianne Phillips, who grew up in Santa Cruz, comes to the Santa Cruz Cinema for a Q&A session before the screening of the new Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," on which she ...

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