Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings ...

A deer was found dead between lanes on Highway 9 at Mitchell Drive in Boulder Creek, causing a hazard. The driver of a Ford F ...

After losing his 19-year-old friend in a crash — and surviving one himself — local activist Kevin Norton argues that traffic deaths aren’t accidents, but the result of street design prioritizing cars ...

Live Oak School District's superintendent announced his resignation effective June 30 as the school board approved nearly 11 staff reductions — including six teachers and a mental health clinician — ...

Watsonville City Councilmember Eduardo Montesino plans to propose extending current term limits for city councilmembers, who currently are termed out after two consecutive four-year stints.

The Capitola City Council delayed a vote on zoning code updates for the Capitola Mall site to March in order to wade through last-minute information and new requests from the mall’s owner. The vote is ...

When I arrived in Santa Cruz a year ago as a freshman from San Francisco, my world felt fairly small. Like most first-year ...

About 200 students from all high schools in Santa Cruz County will attend the Santa Cruz County Youth Civics Summit on Friday ...

Caltrans and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission are planning for the future of Highway 17. Officials ...

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A traffic collision with no injuries was reported at the intersection of Highway 1 North and SR152 in the Watsonville/Pajaro ...

Inside Santa Cruz County politics and policy, including what's on local council and commission agendas this week.