Santa Cruz

Known for their signature performance of “My Humps” by The Black Eyed Peas, Bob and Patti Vasconcellos have become a staple at Coasters Bar & Grill.

A day of mourning in Santa Cruz for the thousands of children who have been killed in Gaza over the last two years. And, Monday marks 60 years since the Delano grape strike began in the Central Valley.

Santa Cruz’s new luxury hotel and spa will accept its first reservations next month. Plus, the City Council has opted not to expand pedestrian access to struggling businesses in the Seabright neighborhood.

The California Police Records Access Project is now available to the public. Plus, the developer of a 389-unit housing development in Santa Cruz may back out.

In today’s newscast, Monterey County has launched a public education campaign to inform residents of their Constitutional rights regardless of immigration status. In Santa Cruz, the city council approved a recovery package for the wharf that includes free 2-hour parking for visitors, partial rent relief for affected businesses, and debit gift cards for some wharf employees.

The city is touting its success in moving unhoused residents into stable housing. But lack of shelter remains an issue.

The homeless population in the city of Santa Cruz dropped by 36% in one year. It rose in every other city in the county.

Gov. Newsom wants California cities to clear all homeless encampments immediately. Keeley isn’t sure that’s the best move.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that an Oregon city’s laws banning homeless people from sleeping in public do not violate the Constitution. The ruling clears the way for cities across the country to institute similar bans.

Can a city legally punish someone for sleeping outside if there’s no shelter available? That’s the question at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court case slated for a ruling by the end of June.