The future of an approved, five-story apartment complex next to Marianne’s Ice Cream on Ocean Street is uncertain. (BDE Architecture) SANTA CRUZ >> The developer of a planned 389-unit apartment ...

Noticias Watsonville son las noticias en español para los residentes del Valle del Pájaro. Producimos noticias e información justa y precisa.

New owners of Soquel Gardens mobile home park plan to ask county officials to allow its closure and accept a 100-apartment redevelopment plan.

The Capitola City Council on Thursday told city staff to develop a Wharf Master Plan with a restaurant, lifeguard tower and boat storage.

A motel on Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz could become temporary housing for homeless people with serious mental illnesses.

A de facto funding freeze on federal biomedical grants could soon stymie UC Santa Cruz research and stifle the county’s biotech industry, ...

Farmworkers carry the heaviest health risks from pesticides, and pregnant workers can expose their children to a lifetime of health problems.

An anti-Trump protest drew thousands to San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz on Saturday morning. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> More than 10,000 people joined a “No Kings” protest in ...

Train service between Santa Cruz and Pajaro could cost $4.3 billion to build, according to the Santa Cruz County transportation commission.

Santa Cruz County Supervisors are set to consider 47 property rezones that would allow more homes in Aptos, Live Oak, Soquel.

Soda companies have spent about $1,235,000 on the No on Measure Z campaign. Santa Cruz Local fact checks claims from both sides.

Capitola leaders want residents’ input on seven potential plans to upgrade the Capitola Wharf. A survey closes May 31.