Thursday's storm gave way to large waves along the Santa Cruz coast, triggering a coastal infrastructure closure that shut down everything from beaches to the Santa Cruz Wharf.

After years of delays, the Murray Street bridge seismic retrofit and barrier replacement project in Santa Cruz is underway.

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

Multiple piers have come and gone along the Santa Cruz coast, and in the last two columns I have slowly meandered south from ...

The change in the location of the county line in 1868 ... Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. He can be reached at griggs@ucsc.edu. For past Ocean Backyard columns, visit ...

Thursday’s atmospheric river storm brought intense rain and winds to much of the region, causing evacuations in the Santa ...

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz marine biologist Roxanne Beltran to be published as the February 14 cover story for Science ...

Along the way, you'll be treated to pristine vistas of the Pacific Ocean and you might even spot ... You can also stop in to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum along your stroll, which is stationed ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a mile-long boardwalk ... You can also take a free shuttle from the Government Center on Ocean Street directly to the boardwalk; parking at the center costs ...

BEWARE. I write this review so that others don’t end up in the same trench that I’m in because of Ocean Honda Santa Cruz. I intend to have Ocean Honda’s business practices investigated by ...