Downtown Santa Cruz businesses are expressing frustration over numerous vacant storefronts, prompting city council to propose new incentives and fines to address the issue.

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Peregrine falcons nesting on top of the Campanile at UC Berkeley have become local celebrities. Now, for the first time since ...

Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour ...

Workers at sex-toy chain Good Vibes have unanimously ratified their first union contract after their February 2024 vote to ...

There’s a moment when you’re driving along California’s coastal Highway 1, somewhere between the tech bubble of Silicon ...

Johnson, vice mayor of the City of Santa Cruz, wants to set the record straight on the city’s housing policy and accusations that the city is selling out to developers. “What we’re doing now isn’t ...

Thousands of demonstrators lined Ocean Street in Santa Cruz on Saturday, from Blaine Street to Soquel Avenue, spilling into the side streets, waving signs and creative placards, all expressing ...

Days after she filed a lawsuit against the university administration, police seized Laaila Irshad’s phone with a warrant that ...

Farmers sound off on policy changes Don Bustos calls farming a "life calling." His family has been farming the same 5 or so acres of land — known as Santa Cruz Farm — since the 1690s. It's a ...

In the universe of jobs and trades held by El Farolito players, 25-year-old Gabriel Arias stands out as one of the most ...

Local artist Jim Urban paints a sign on the Barn Theater at the main entrance to UC. Urban has lovingly designed and ...