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

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

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

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

A Flock security camera on the corner of Green Valley Road in Watsonville. These license plate camera readers have come under scrutiny as fears escalate around alleged sharing of collected data with ...

LIVE OAK >> A proposal for 100 townhomes at 5940 Soquel Ave. is set to go to the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission Wednesday, Dec. 10. Developer KB Home submitted an application for the 5-acre ...

SANTA CRUZ >> A group of veterans are alleging that as many as half of Santa Cruz County’s 7,500 veterans are not receiving the full benefits they’re entitled to. They say that the county’s Veterans ...

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 – ...

Gundy Sartor donates food to her neighborhood dry food pantry on CA-236 between Azalea Street and Redwood Avenue in Boulder Creek on Nov. 18, 2025. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) ...

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 ...

Local music venue The Catalyst has been in the building on Pacific Avenue for more than 50 years. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz could be ...