The development of an eight-story building in downtown Santa Cruz is one step closer to construction. Thursday night, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve the eight ...

The stoke was high among farmers market shoppers Wednesday afternoon as the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market officially opened at its new location on Lot 16 and along Cedar and Lincoln streets ...

Santa Cruz resident Dan Phillips, who has also been a downtown farmers market regular for decades, said that he too wasn’t happy about the move but, like Gerbic, accepted that things change.

Efforts are underway to transform part of downtown Santa Cruz into a more walkable, community-friendly space. A community group is pushing the city to make Cooper Street pedestrian-only on weekends.