Nationally recognized urban designer and consultant Robert Gibbs worked closely on downtown Santa Cruz a decade ago. We asked him about some of the issues facing downtown today.

Once upon a time, there was a large 60-acre field on the far west side of Santa Cruz that was cultivated for Brussels sprouts ...

Sam Mauhay-Moore is a National Parks reporter for SFGATE. He grew up in Long Beach and studied journalism and ethnic studies ...

See where the most cyclist and pedestrian injuries and deaths have occurred on roads in Santa Cruz County and learn about ...

Santa Cruz city staff will give updates on ways to harness nature to protect West Cliff and city beaches, and get residents’ ...

Expectation doesn’t necessarily ease reaction, and the news last week that the county’s largest department, the Health ...