UC Santa Cruz reported a $95 million deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, exceeding spring estimates by $14 million but falling below initial projections, due largely to one-time funding sources. With ...

Santa Cruz Mountain residents still recovering from the CZU wildfires face a new looming crisis as the FAIR Plan—California's ...

The Nickelodeon Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz has been closed for more than five years, bringing up questions not only about the viability of independent film, but whether the once robust subculture ...

A traffic crash happened at the intersection of Highway 129 and Lakeview Road in Pajaro at 6:46 a.m. today. A white GMC hit ...

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s proposed “controversial issues” policy pretends to protect balance, but instead threatens to silence teachers and sanitize truth, writes the Pajaro Valley ...

Thousands upon thousands showed up for the second organized "No Kings" events in America’s largest cities from Atlanta, New ...

An estimated 18,000 protesters turned out in Santa Cruz and Watsonville combined for “No Kings” rallies protesting the Trump ...

Thousands upon thousands showed up for the second organized No Kings day in America’s largest cities like Atlanta, New York City and Chicago, to smaller metro areas and towns including Greensburg, ...

Organizers expected more than 2,600 "No Kings" protests across the country on Saturday. From massive rallies in cities like ...

A vehicle caught fire at the intersection of Highway 9 and State Route 236 in San Lorenzo Valley. The incident was reported ...

City of Santa Cruz workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 521 (SEIU) expect to hold a strike ...