SANTA CRUZ >> The number of hate groups in the U.S. increased in 2016 for the second consecutive year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census of hate groups and e… ...

The sentence comes months after former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to embezzling $38.7 ...

Last month, one of the most bedeviling questions of civilized society erupted again into the cultural mainstream, but only because it was the subject of a televised argument between a stand-up come… ...

Native Americans have been living in the Santa Cruz County region for at least 12,000 years. ... TAKEN FROM THAT PART OF THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR RELIGION AND FORCED TO WORK IN THE MISSIONS." ...

SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz opened the application period for its special events grants Wednesday. Event organizers of all kinds are encouraged to vie for grants up to $2,500 for events ...

Gary Lease-interim dean of humanities at UC Santa Cruz and an internationally recognized expert on the history of religion-has been studying the relationship between politics and religion for more ...

One of Santa Cruz’s most iconic venues has a new name. What used to be called the Cocoanut Grove is now officially known as ...

A new so-called “soda tax” that was approved by voters in the city of Santa Cruz went into effect on Thursday, the first tax of its kind to be passed in California since a ban was signed by ...

SANTA CRUZ — One week after a contentious meeting stemming from consideration of an ethnic studies curriculum consultant at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County’s top ...