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

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

Proposed housing developments could bring more than 600 new homes to Soquel and Live Oak, including a 105-unit building on ...

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday adopted a budget that will finish Ramsay Park and Watsonville City Plaza upgrades.

Despite strong opposition from some neighbors, the Santa Cruz City Council approved a six-story housing development at 530 ...

People want a fishing shop and restaurant on the Capitola Wharf, plus a permanent lifeguard station and other amenities, a ...

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

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved a two-year agreement with nonprofit Míocar for an electric carshare program ...

Watsonville police should hire more officers and non-sworn staff, and divert more calls to civilian staff, according to a ...

California’s rural state highways were designed to keep car and truck traffic running as quickly and smoothly as possible. That has often made them lethal for pedestrians and cyclists, many of whom ...

Residents’ input on potential train service in Santa Cruz County is being collected during events and drop-in hours in Santa Cruz and Watsonville in June and July. The deadline for feedback is Aug. 15 ...

A bike lane and sidewalk could change on East Cliff Drive near 38th Avenue in Pleasure Point. (Ruby Lee Schembari — Santa Cruz Local) LIVE OAK >> Temporary changes to the East Cliff Drive bike path at ...