Wednesday news for Santa Cruz's Eastside and Live Oak.

Starbucks locations in Soquel and Watsonville among 250 closing nationwide; Watsonville Community Hospital’s NICU remains closed, affecting local families. Ireland-based singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt ...

Starbucks in Soquel and Watsonville are closing; Watsonville Community Hospital’s NICU closure affects families; PVUSD school board candidate Curt Wilcox faces felony charges for alleged false ...

Wednesday news for the Westside and downtown Santa Cruz.

Wednesday news for Scotts Valley.

On Sept. 28, the County Planning Department formally approved a zoning application for a project at 278 Beach Dr. in the Aptos Planning Area. The ...

Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings ...

Top o’ the morning to you, readers. Wednesday, Sept. 30, is here, and the forecast is for another mostly sunny, warm day around Santa Cruz County, with temps hitting 90 in the mountains and upper 70s ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring California community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion medication starting in 2029. A previous law already requires public ...

What makes UC Santa Cruz different from the University of California’s nine other campuses? Journalist Miriam Pawel’s new book, “California Dreams,” traces the UC system’s tumultuous history — and ...

After nearly three years, the fight over proposed no-take marine protected areas along the Santa Cruz County coast is headed for a final decision. County Supervisors Justin Cummings and Manu Koenig ...

Starbucks locations in Soquel and Watsonville are among the 250 nationwide affected by another wave of closures at the coffee giant, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look at Santa Cruz County ...