After 11 months, Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement on a new ...

CEO of Watsonville-based Driscoll’s Inc., the largest berry company in the world, has stepped down after less than three ...

Santa Cruz City Council to consider competing proposals for changes to Bay Street and Escalona Drive, one of the most ...

As proposals for build large-scale housing comes to Santa Cruz, leaders want suggestions to make them less ugly via a survey ...

A literacy coach consultant hired by PVUSD is paid $4,000 per day, but some teachers have said the coaching wasn't helpful, ...

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Editor’s note: This story was updated Friday afternoon with comments from the property manager. After years of vacancy, 144 apartments and commercial space were proposed on the property next to the ...

In July, Felton Fire property owners voted for an assessment expected to raise $1.7 million annually. (Amaya Edwards — Catchlight/Santa Cruz Local) FELTON >> Property owners within the Felton Fire ...

Update: The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Thursday voted to authorize the proposed bonds. SANTA CRUZ >> As cost estimates for highway widening and the Coastal Rail Trail rise, ...

The City of Capitola will be home to a future female surfer statue originally planned for Pleasure Point. (Alexandria Bordas — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> After months of navigating pushback ...

Soquel Gardens mobile home park residents Elizabeth Lopez and her mother, Leonor, worry they will be displaced if the park closes. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SOQUEL >> At least 10 mobile-home ...