This is Santa Cruz. No place else has its swirl, its mix of redwood-shadowed, wave-washed natural beauty and its alchemic blend of residents and visitors — the surfers at Steamer Lane, ...

At least three of 10 school districts in Santa Cruz County are exploring the option of building below-market homes for teachers and staff on school district property.

Santa Cruz celebrates the legacy of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the Western Hemisphere 140 years ago with a special exhibit and ceremonial paddle out.

If Santa Cruz is going to build a better future, it must do better its children. By some measures, its rate of child poverty is the second highest — at more than 27 percent — among California ...

Santa Cruz, 6-4 in its past 10 games, has a four-game win streak. The Warriors (16-11) climbed into third place in the Western Conference, 2.5 games behind conference leader Stockton (19-9) with ...

SANTA CRUZ — Better Place Forests is transforming the way people are remembered when they die, by creating the U.S.’s first conservation forest where ashes can be spread. A San-Francisco start ...

Santa Cruz County is now the most expensive place to rent in the country, with Monterey County sitting not far behind, according to a new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).

Santa Cruzans and Hawaiians are super happy people, according to a study on Twitter tweets.University of Vermont researchers sifted through more than 10 million geotagged tweets to map out the ...

SALINAS, California — Santa Cruz County is now the most expensive place to rent in the country, with Monterey County sitting not far behind, according to a new report by the National Low Income ...