Santa Cruz County is cracking down on vacation rentals owned by absentee landlords and investors, aiming to curb their ...

The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved a city ordinance to bring government-assisted living facilities with ...

In this week's roundup of Santa Cruz County business news, Jessica Pasko reports on Scotts Valley-based Ambient Photonics' ...

The Santa Cruz Police Department, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, has made an arrest in ...

Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most ...

Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from five, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will ...

Headquartered in Scotts Valley, Ambient Photonics has a mission to reduce consumer dependency on single-use, disposable batteries. The replacement? Small solar cells that can harvest and store energy ...

Watsonville resident Rachelann T. Daniel has donated $250,000 to a Pennsylvania-based foundation to provide $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors across America’s Western states who are pursuing ...

Some 5,700 new undergraduate students will be on UC Santa Cruz's campus this week for Thursday’s start of the new academic ...

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The Resource Conservation District of County is offering to reimburse the cost of wood chipping for residents who want to ...

A dramatic shift in Santa Cruz County’s homeless population, with more being counted in Watsonville this year than the city ...