Local leaders are advocating for the state to adopt a standardized child care safety plan for parents vulnerable to ...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark sat down with Santa Cruz Local on Dec. 3 to discuss his first year in office.

A new co-housing development is planned for a 13.6-acre plot just north of the City of Santa Cruz. Organizers are seeking ...

Santa Cruz-based Mental Health Client Action Network has no staff and no board of directors, and its future is unclear.

Dozens of California cities and counties shared license plate data with federal agencies, Santa Cruz records show.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District staff will rally before a vote by district leaders that could cut dozens of staff ...

A group of veterans are alleging that as many as half of Santa Cruz County’s 7,500 veterans are not receiving full benefits.

Yan Flower’s lunch special is a Downtown Santa Cruz favorite for in-the-know locals on a budget. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY >> Is it possible to eat out for under $10 – ...

Regional Transportation Commissioners narrowly approved an “interim trail” design for a six-mile segment of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail through Live Oak, Capitola and Aptos on Dec. 4. (Nik ...

Update: The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday voted to pursue the interim trail built on top of the train tracks. Full story to come Friday. SANTA CRUZ >> As the Santa ...

A proposal for 100 townhomes at 5940 Soquel Ave. in Live Oak will go to the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission ...