The blue awning of Marini’s stands as a beacon of hope along the Santa Cruz coastline, promising relief from the mundane in the form of handcrafted confections that make store-bought candy bars seem ...

Each October, Santa Cruz County comes alive with a cultural wave — hundreds of artists open their doors and invite the community into the heart of their creative worlds. This year marks the 40th ...

UC Santa Cruz is one of 18 colleges and universities to earn the Seal in 2025, reaffirming its place in a group of nearly 50 institutions that are taking responsibility for advancing student success.

Seasonal produce, live music, carnival games, food vendors and a petting zoo will all be part of the second annual Downtown Santa Cruz Harvest Festival, happening Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. on ...

The Golden State Warriors have signed forward Alex Toohey and guard Pat Spencer to two-way contracts, the team announced today. Toohey, originally selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 52nd overall ...

The online map, BlueCorridors.org, does not show live action but uses more than 30 years of data from satellite tags tracking some 1,400 whales. Blue Corridors refer to the whale migratory pathways, ...

The Court’s well-reasoned decision properly recognizes that the public has a legal right to use this ocean-front walkway. We are grateful to the Coastal Commission and other community partners ...

Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 1:38 a.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service.

Let’s Go Farm is a small organic operation in Santa Rosa’s Rincon Valley that offers a CSA with an assortment of produce, herbs, honey and flowers grown by a farmer who grew up on the land ...

China battery-related flake graphite spot prices were slightly lower for the past month. Click here for more information on Graphite.

Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.

Are you a "Twilight" fan? This small town in Northern California feels eerily like Forks.