Santa Cruz is the home of the first unionized Starbucks in California.

Santa Cruz’s Kaikora Nauenberg took third place in the Girls U16 final at the 2025 USA Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday.

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CAL FIRE reports that a portion of a road in the Santa Cruz Mountains is closed after a semi-truck jackknifed on Thursday.

Jose Santa Cruz admirably and resiliently resisted stage-three myeloma – bone cancer, of the spine – while Leo was at his peak.

A suspect is in custody in a shooting that injured a police officer in Santa Monica, California, authorities said.

Around or about lunchtime, an officer was injured today in a shooting in Santa Monica, prompting a search for a suspect at the Santa Monica Place Mall.

The Santa Monica Police Department on Thursday identified the suspect in the Wednesday shooting that injured a police officer and prompted a large search.

Police arrested a man suspected of opening fire at Santa Monica Place mall. The man is also a person of interest in an incident where a suspect shot at a Waymo.

Senate Republicans, Democrats and outside groups are mounting an offensive against Cruz’s push to withhold AI money from states that regulate the technology.

Santa Rosa is among the worst places to rent in the United States, according to a report out this week by financial website WalletHub.

Police said around 3 p.m. that "Santa Monica Place has been cleared" and orders to shelter in place were lifted throughout the downtown area, but that the suspect remains at large.