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SANTA CRUZ – Residents got an opportunity to provide feedback on six different district maps that will layout the future of elections in the city of Santa Cruz starting in November. The city has been ...

(TNS) - After the recent one-two punch of last week's atmospheric river and Sunday's bomb cyclone, North Bay residents who may be wondering how much water is running through their neighborhood creeks ...

Santa Cruz County has issued evacuation orders for several communities, including parts of Felton, Paradise Park, Capitola, Soquel, Rio del Mar and Watsonville. The Zonehaven map above shows the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Updates to the layouts of the California Coastal Commission’s permit and appeal jurisdiction maps will be considered for approval at the governing body’s hybrid meeting Wednesday for four ...