Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley celebrated the narrow passage of Measure C, the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act, ...

Yet the vote for Measure C also highlighted the stark divide in the city when it comes to issues of housing and homelessness.

Local firefighters, police officers, elected officials and community members gathered for a Veterans Day ceremony at the ...

On Nov. 4, the City of Santa Cruz will consider two tax initiatives: Measures B and C. Both would place new taxes on property owners.

Santa Cruz County transportation officials greenlit $8.33 million towards a 7-mile stretch of the Coastal Rail Trail from ...

By braiding together tax revenue funds and an annual grant program, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission ...

Santa Cruz needs more affordable housing, no one disputes that. But how we choose to confront this challenge matters and Mayor Fred Keeley’s handling of the Workforce Housing Affordability Act raises ...

Bridget Smith uses a tablet on Monday at the Watsonville City Clerk’s Office to cast her ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

Two people were rescued and a third swam to safety after a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday as the state's central coast was pounded by heavy surf ...

At 2.6 billion dollars, Proposition 40 on the March 5 ballot is the largest parks bond in American history. About half the money would pay for state, city and county parks, with the rest dedicated to ...

Monterey County wants to adopt a moratorium on new battery energy storage systems. And, local representatives condemn plans for offshore drilling and seabed mining in California.