The Santa Cruz Mountains are a special part of Northern California that almost feels hidden and secret, as so many people drive right from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz Boardwalk without every stopping ...

Spend two days and two nights at Villa Maria del Mar, an oceanfront retreat house in Santa Cruz. Unlike other "retreats," these days of rest and renewal will not include any required attendance at any ...

LOS GATOS — Santa Clara County authorities have shared the identities and causes of death of the two men that were found last week in an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Perilous switchbacks and a little bit of mud and frost haven’t kept families and groups of friends from venturing to the Santa Cruz Mountains and cutting down a Christmas tree this time of year.

IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.... PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON A MURAL HONORING AN ANIMAL WHO CAME TO REPRESENT THE RESILIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE C-Z-U FIRES. THE WHITE PEACOCK -- NAMED ALBERT ...