Santa Cruz’s John Mel won in his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s Vans Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Qualifying ...

When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most ...

Santa Cruz remains famous for consistent swells and its protected ... Case in point, the infamous Otter 841 who bit, scratched, and stole surfboards during the summer of 2023. In her defense, she was ...