Watsonville and Pajaro residents share priorities for local leaders ahead of Nov. 3 election, including housing, safety and ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and guide to Measure D, a Santa Cruz County proposal on offshore oil drilling and deep-sea mining ...

Measure G is a general tax, meaning the money goes into the city’s General Fund and can be used for any city purpose, including salaries, debt payments, roads and parks.

Superintendent Heather Contreras to leave Pajaro Valley Unified School District for San Luis Coastal Unified School District ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to the race for Scotts Valley City Council in the Nov. 3, 2026 ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to the five Capitola City Council candidates in the Nov. 3 election.

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Ami Chen Mills and Ryan Coonerty, candidates for Santa Cruz Mayor.

Ryan Coonerty has secured the endorsement of Gillian Greensite, a former opponent in the June primary, in the race for Santa ...

Two candidates are vying for the District 2 Monterey County Board of Supervisors seat in the June 2 primary election. District 2 covers the northernmost part of the county, including Pajaro, Aromas, ...

Three candidates are vying for the District 4 Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors seat in the June 2 primary election. District 4 includes most of Watsonville and the areas east of Green Valley ...

FELTON >> Zayante trail starts off like most in Henry Cowell. On a recent afternoon, chirping birds fluttered about a box elder tree’s branches, the leaves providing the birds and the hikers refuge ...

Para informar de posibles daños causados por los barrenadores invasores, los propietarios deben llamar a la Oficina del Comisionado Agrícola del condado de Santa Cruz al (831) 763-8080. En ISHB.org se ...