Soda companies have spent about $1,235,000 on the No on Measure Z campaign. Santa Cruz Local fact checks claims from both ...

In 2019, a related organization filed a lawsuit against Encompass Community Services alleging financial mismanagement. They ...

A mix of tax breaks, fee waivers and other incentives could invigorate the potential Capitola Mall redevelopment, a ...

Santa Cruz Local’s Election Guide has clear, comprehensive candidate comparisons, and the most thorough explanations of local ...

Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to a firefighter who alleged that his ...

On Nov. 5, voters in Lakeside Joint School District will consider extending a $647 annual parcel tax with Measure HH. Stay ...

SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz County Supervisors on Oct. 8 are expected to consider a ban on the sale of filtered cigars and cigarettes in the unincorporated county. Unincorporated areas include Live ...

A housing proposal on the 1800 block of Mission Street in Santa Cruz grew from three stories to six-stories in a new design. (Workbench) SANTA CRUZ >> A proposed six-story apartment building on ...

A proposed development on Graham Hill Road would include 117 single-family homes and 44 townhomes. (Fletemeyer & Lee Associates Inc.) SANTA CRUZ >> Forty acres of horse pasture on Graham Hill Road ...

Live Oak School District owns the Elena Baskin Live Oak Senior Center. (Grace Stetson — Santa Cruz Local file) LIVE OAK >> Measure N would allow Live Oak School District to borrow $45 million to build ...

Aromas-San Juan School District would issue up to $44 million in bonds for school maintenance and construction. The bond money only can be used for school facility projects and cannot legally be spent ...

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History will offer free admission to its newest exhibit during a First Friday event Oct. 4. (Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History) When: 5-8 p.m., Friday Oct. 4 Where: ...