According to the report, a renter in County needs to earn an hourly wage of $81.21 to comfortably afford a two-bedroom unit ...

To afford a typical two-bedroom apartment in Santa Cruz County, an individual would need to earn $81.21 per hour.

Starting with the 2025-26 school year, all families in Santa Cruz County will have access to free or low-cost early learning ...

What used to be a wave, lessened to a surge and has become a steady sizzle, at least for now. Since its arrival in 2020, public health experts have come to expect a biannual spike in COVID-19 ...

Santa Cruz County ranks among California's most dangerous regions for cyclists and pedestrians, a decadelong traffic safety report shows. Local advocacy groups cited inadequate cycling infrastructure ...

Families with young children in Santa Cruz County will be able to access early learning classes for their children through ...

Santa Cruz County introduces a universal pre-K program, offering free early education to all families without income or ...

Members of the local surf community and lovers of Santa Cruz history gathered at the mouth of San Lorenzo River on Main Beach ...

Santa Cruz is famous for its surf breaks. But for the last three years, winter storms and massive waves have eroded the road and cliffs. The reverence for waves runs so deep that it’s helping shape ...