Amid a push by local leaders to conserve farmlands and open spaces in the Bay Area from future development, state Sen. David Cortese has introduced a bill that would shore up funding to preserve ...

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Benefit Shop will close next month but plans to reopen as an independent nonprofit.

Santa Cruz County officials report no elevated public health risks following the Moss Landing battery plant fire.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation last week in response to the December storms that caused the partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Wharf and widespread damage throughout the county.

Loved ones are rallying around a Southern California man who spent decades volunteering with Operation Santa after he lost his home in the Palisades fire. Philip Alderton spent many Christmas ...

A dealership's rating is based on all of their reviews, with more weight given to recent reviews. Want to share your experience with this dealership? Kevin Nguyen was pleasant, considerate, and ...

Texan senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ted Cruz has lashed out at SA over its position on Taiwan. He says SA is going out of its way to alienate the US. This after SA asked ...

The Santa Ana Unified School District approved layoffs that will hit nearly 300 employees during a vote on Friday night. The layoffs, which were long speculated, come as the district implements ...

Two of the largest wildfires in California that have burned thousands of acres and prompted tens of thousands to evacuate have been fully contained after over three weeks of devastation ...

Languages: English. You can reach Shane by emailing s.croucher@newsweek.com California may soon get to vote on the notion of independence for the state after CalExit campaigner Marcus Ruiz Evans ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to meet President Donald Trump’s recent directive to funnel more water to ...