Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with trails at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit in 2025. (Bureau of Land Management) DAVENPORT >> Hiking and mountain biking ...

A proposal to build 157 homes on Graham Hill Road near Rollingwoods Drive has several hurdles to clear. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A controversial proposal for 157 new homes on ...

Damage to boats, docks and other property followed a 2011 tsunami at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor. (TR Dreszer) SANTA CRUZ >> If you received a tsunami warning on your phone Thursday and weren’t ...

County supervisors on Dec. 10 approved zoning for multifamily housing at 3500 Paul Sweet Road. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) Updated Dec. 12: County supervisors approved rezones for 27 of 30 ...

A state-mandated Santa Cruz County court program started this month to connect services to some people with serious mental illnesses. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> CARE Courts ...

4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 275 Main St., top floor, Watsonville Comment ahead of the meeting by email at [email protected]. Watsonville City Councilmember Maria Orozco is set to become mayor and ...

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After 21-year-old Tamario Smith died in Santa Cruz County Jail in 2020, family and supporters rallied at the jail. (Mat Weir — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> More than four years after ...

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission staff have described an interim plan to pave a path where the tracks now run on the Capitola trestle. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) ...

Neighbors and volunteers helped Pajaro resident Patricia Medrano haul furniture from her flooded home in March 2023. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local file) Editor’s note: This story has been ...

A proposal at 4444 Scotts Valley Drive includes a three-story, L-shaped building with 25 apartments. (BSB Design) SCOTTS VALLEY >> Four housing projects in Scotts Valley could provide more than 500 ...