Santa Cruz

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

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

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.

A Santa Cruz startup is 3D printing surfboards out of recycled plastic in hopes of making surfing more sustainable.

The elementary-aged students from Tara Redwood School in Santa Cruz discovered a fossilized bone while exploring a creek last spring. The bone was from the arm of a Jefferson ground sloth — the first fossil to show the Ice Age creature lived in the Santa Cruz area.

A new state law aims to keep food and other organic waste out of the landfill. But the food scrap collection program in Santa Cruz is making a mess for some residents.

Cynthia Mathews spent her career fighting for reproductive rights, and brought Planned Parenthood to Santa Cruz over 50 years ago.

Progress is being made on the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burning in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. The fire is now 19% percent contained after burning…

Wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate across the Central Coast. Law enforcement officers are working overtime to protect the homes…