Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter covering issues of inequality in the Southwest. She joined ProPublica from the Los Angeles Times, where she spent nearly 12 years as a staff writer.

The Santa Cruz Wharf, built in 1914, was 2,745 feet long before the winter storm. It was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Santa Cruz is facing a legal challenge over its soda tax, Measure Z, as several groups filed a lawsuit claiming it violates the Keep Groceries Affordable Act, which ...

The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden structure built in 1914 that juts half a mile into Monterey Bay — the longest public pier on California’s coast — is damaged.

Visitors walk toward the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: May 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT ...

Santa Cruz County authorities have identified the decedent that was found on Its Beach in Santa Cruz last Friday as 21-year-old Noah Lee Kim, a student at UC Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — 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 Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.

The Santa Cruz is remarkably utilitarian My commute was a nearly 90-mile round trip, and I often used the little pickup like a truck. Over two years, I pulled a 1,500-lb U-Haul trailer and managed ...

For sale is my 18month old SC Chameleon in size XL. I have ordered a new e-bike so another bike has to go to make room. This was purchase as a frame and custom build from Ride Scotland and is in ex… ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- The City of Santa Cruz is reopening the wharf this Saturday. The big announcement was made nearly two weeks since the end of the wharf collapsed into the ocean.

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea. Dramatic footage and images showed a restroom building ...