SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz Police Department promoted two of its sworn personnel on Wednesday afternoon, after a rigorous testing process. Jose Garcia, a 15-year veteran serving in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Even as the Santa Cruz Police Department faces continuing officer retirements, resignations and injury leaves, a large swell of new recruits is on the immediate horizon.

The Santa Cruz Police Department has launched a pilot program equipping their officers with body cams. This is the first step towards eventually outfitting the entire department with technology ...

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said there was an “enormous amount of debris in the water” as a result of the collapse. The incident occurred about 12:45 p.m., officials said.