You can also stop in to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum along your stroll, which is stationed inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. Recent travelers and locals said West Cliff Drive is a must-do.

Walking along a cliff in northern Pacifica, City Council member Christine Boles winced as she pointed toward orange tape and scraps of foundation. Nearly a decade ago, an apartment complex was ...

It’s a new year, which means new — and ongoing — projects will bring some road delays throughout 2025 in Santa Cruz County. Here are the major projects slated to begin, and in some cases, wrap up ...

The early immigrants to Santa Cruz County from the east quickly realized that there was an abundance of natural resources in ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf dining and shopping district sits on the water of a nearly 100-year-old wharf and features all those gifts that coworkers and family members expect you to bring back ...

Parking will be free for two hours for the remainder of the month to help drive more traffic after businesses were forced to shut while the wharf was closed.

Santa Cruz police need the public's help in identifying two people who were seen seemingly taking a wharf plaque. Police said the images of the two alleged culprits were emailed to them through their ...

After more than two years in the works, the city of Santa Cruz released the environmental impact report for the draft ...

Parts of Southern California will see winds up to 100 mph on Tuesday and "extreme wildfire risk" as Santa Ana winds tear through the region, according to a map created by AccuWeather meteorologists.

Santa Anas are created by high pressure over the Great Basin — the vast desert interior of the West overlapping several states. The sinking air loses its moisture and flows in a clockwise ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 59 °F (15 °C). Winds N at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from N to NNW at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Mostly sunny ...