While the city prepares for legal backlash, as of May 1 Santa Cruz has enacted a soda tax voters approved last November.

Christine Rodgers Imagine a Santa Cruz County where every park, beach, creek and neighborhood is free of litter. Where clean streets and open spaces reflect the care we have for our environment and ...

Cities in Santa Clara County have approved hundreds of new homes, but construction hasn't kept up, a data analysis by San Jose Spotlight shows. There's about 37% more housing being permitted than ...

SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz County woman and 30-year local resident has been apprehended by federal authorities after a trip abroad, despite holding a valid permanent green card, and is now being ...

Preparing for the future while making an impact Alanah, a junior double majoring in Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and Feminist Studies, is participating in the Humanities EXCEL program as a Community ...

Barry Swenson’s extraordinary vision and “special genius” for deal-making helped transform San Jose’s skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after ... of Santa Clara County where he ...

Fort Bend County commissioners reached a deadlock over voter precincts Tuesday after failing to pass two proposals to hire an outside law firm to advise the county on redistricting. Late last ...

We’ve had a few years to consider the Hyundai Santa Cruz’s merits as a pickup truck, even keeping one for an entire year for a long-term test, and we think we have it figured: It’s an SUV ...

The Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise made international headlines earlier this month when, at nearly 100 years old, she became the oldest first-time mom of her species. The tortoise ...

Vote Center Study Committee members updated the Monroe County Council on Tuesday about the fiscal impact of switching the county to vote center voting. Currently, voters must go to a specific polling ...

A Santa Cruz woman who is a permanent resident is currently in legal limbo. Cliona Ward, 54, was recently detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, citing her criminal record from almost 20 ...