The bare branches of London plane trees provide a canopy in downtown Santa ... In terms of the history of these trees on Walnut Avenue, City of Santa Cruz’s Urban Forester Leslie Keedy told ...

A worker from Forever 21 removes the store’s remaining signage Wednesday morning, proving once again, that nothing lasts forever.

It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive ... accented with larger-than-life images of surfers riding crystalline waves and beachgoers lounging on faraway shores.

Community members brought flowers, candles, photographs and other mementos to Santa Cruz City Hall this week to unite in wishing community activist Thairie Ritchie healing as he recovers from burns.