Santa Cruz resident La’Sundra McGowan was walking home from the grocery store around 1 p.m. Tuesday when she noticed the rope, tied to a pedestrian walk signal post at the corner of Pacific ...

The seeds for this floral sculpture were planted by Santa Cruz artist Geoffrey Nelson through a call for artists by the Capitola Art and Cultural Commission to honor the Begonia Festival, which ...

She said that racism in Santa Cruz during her 13 years living there seemed to have gotten worse in the past three years. “I pretty much have (expletive) PTSD on that corner,” McGowan said.