Santa Cruz Mountains

In this week's round-up: the 69th Monterey Jazz Festival and the Worldwide Day of Play, two different decisions on Flock cameras, a Santa Cruz Mountain town could lose its post office permanently, and more.

The Monterey County Government Center reopens after closing unexpectedly more than two weeks ago. And, a Santa Cruz Mountain town is facing permanent closure of its post office.

In this week's news roundup, another fire starts at the Vistra battery facility in Moss Landing, invasive beetles kill trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a large donation to Big Basin, and more.

Residents as far north as San Francisco Bay and as far south as Monterey County say they were jolted awake by Thursday morning’s 4.6 magnitude earthquake in the Santa Cruz Mountains. And, new research on a Republican-backed voter ID initiative.

Small towns in the Santa Cruz Mountains host No Kings protests alongside the region's larger cities. Felton, Scott's Valley and Boulder Creek all hosted their own events.

Monterey County holds its required TRUTH Act hearing and the San Lorenzo Water District wants public input on its local hazard mitigation plan.

New reporting by NPR’s California Newsroom has revealed just how dangerous PG&E’s power lines are heading into this year’s wildfire season. The…

A houseplant is threatening young redwoods and other vegetation in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On a dirt road that leads to San Vicente Creek, Ian Rowbotham…

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says arson caused the Bear Fire in Boulder Creek. The same man accused of looting an evacuated home during the fire…

Firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on the Bear Fire burning east of Boulder Creek. At 320 acres, it's now 30-percent contained. Some…