By Kevin Norton You’ve felt it — that unmistakable joy of strolling through a cobblestone plaza in France, a lively piazza in Italy, or a car-free street in Mexico. There, life happens in public: ...

SAN JOSE — A big San Jose hotel has been put up for sale by a real estate company that had halted payments on the loan for ...

A Route 66 sign, perched on a pole at the famed Santa Monica pier, advertises the spot as the “end of the trail.” But for ...

On the x and y graph measuring a topic’s level of impact and tedium, government budgets might occupy the upper-rightmost ...

Planning commissioners will consider an eight-story Clocktower housing proposal in Santa Cruz with balconies that hang over ...

I also found an easy-to-miss metal plaque on an exterior wall of the Wooden Nickel Bar & Grill (which is on Freedom Boulevard ...

Marini’s Candies, Marianne’s Ice Cream and Pacific Cookie Company are nominees, along with Mount Madonna Center, for the ...

The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury is publishing its first report of the year with an emphasis on addressing climate ...

With art galleries and farmers markets, wineries and tasty eateries, this charming riverside city is the perfect jumping off ...