Following a wave of online criticism and one-star reviews from locals, The Salty Otter Sports Grill replaced its colorful, AI-assisted otter logo with a stark black-and-white design. Owner Rachael ...

Santa Cruz City Schools is set to break ground on an $80 million housing project – the county's first educator housing complex. The project on the Westside will have studios, one-bedroom apartments, ...

Just two days after Cat & Cloud café workers sent a letter to the company’s owners to formally announce their intention to ...

Watsonville Community Hospital nurse Driss Hassam is calling for greater transparency in how the publicly funded hospital spends its money, citing shortages of basic supplies and delayed patient care.

More than 200 people gathered at the intersection of Ocean Street and Water Street on Monday evening to protest the U.S. and Israeli military action in Iran.

California is battling measles outbreaks across seven counties as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread among unvaccinated children.

Around Santa Cruz County politics and policy, including a look at what's on the agenda for elected officials and commissions this week.

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