While $1,200 a month won’t put you in a beachfront property, it can secure modest accommodations within the greater Capitola area, especially if you’re open to shared living situations or smaller ...

A Feast of Flowers,” a ceramic installation by artist Jenni Ward, rises above Segment 7 of the Coastal Rail Trail near the corner of California and Bay streets in Santa Cruz.

When the Brookdale Hotel and Brookdale Lodge were later added, the resort community prospered through the 1920s.