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The Regional Transportation Commission’s vote for the interim trail marks the first real movement on the corridor after a decade of drift, writes Doug Erickson, founder and executive director of Santa ...

Numerous California law enforcement agencies searched the Santa Cruz Police Department’s Flock camera data thousands of times ...

Just south of Laguna Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway, the small, oceanside town of Dana Point is set on steep bluffs above ...

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During the final meeting of 2025 Thursday, the Capitola City Council appointed Vice Mayor Margaux Morgan as the city’s next ...

Plans for a new waterfront restaurant and drag brunch at the former Roca Roja Cantina have been tied up in finances and ...

New Hermosa Beach City Manager Steve Napolitano will make an annual salary of $270,000 for the three-year term, according to city staff.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) on Thursday approved a plan to develop an interim bicycle and ...

Tucked away on Catalina Island, just 22 miles off the Southern California coast, Avalon beckons with its Mediterranean charm and impossibly blue waters – a place where reality seems enhanced, colors ...