Due to predicted high swell and severe weather, the city of Santa Cruz will close the Santa Cruz Wharf and multiple beaches Friday with a tentative plan to reopen coastal areas Saturday.

The city of Santa Cruz Planning and Community Development Department is seeking public feedback about a proposed addition to the city’s Local Coastal Program planning document.

The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the city's downtown expansion plans Tuesday night, as local officials look to liven up the area.

The Murray Street Bridge crosses over the Santa Cruz Harbor, and the city limits are just past the east end at Lake Avenue. Since the 1990s, the city has planned to bolster the bridge by adding ...

The city’s current Local Coastal Program document was approved in the 1990s by the Santa Cruz City Council. According to the city’s website, “With the adoption of a new General Plan in 2013 ...