SANTA CRUZ >> As federal immigration enforcement has ramped up in recent months, some California counties are investing more ...

Battery storage industry experts tried to address some residents’ safety concerns Wednesday in the second of three public ...

Santa Cruz County leaders opened applications to a $380,000 fund for child care providers to expand or make improvements to ...

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Federal cuts to Medicaid could upend Watsonville Community Hospital's progress towards financial stability and leave ...

Three homes near Mission and Dufour streets can be demolished for a six-story, 67-unit apartment building with UCSC students ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors voted to adopt a needs-based approach to its syringe services program rather than a one-for-one ...

Transportation planners in Santa Cruz County want to know where residents feel unsafe on rural highways to guide future ...

Construction was delayed on a new skateboard park at Pinto Lake County Park outside Watsonville, and it’s now expected to ...

Wildfires and floods in the Santa Cruz Mountains have contributed to higher home insurance prices and some providers won't renew coverage.

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The future of an approved, five-story apartment complex next to Marianne’s Ice Cream on Ocean Street is uncertain. (BDE Architecture) SANTA CRUZ >> The developer of a planned 389-unit apartment ...