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.

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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.

The city of Santa Cruz is seeking two community members to serve on a board that would oversee its nascent enhanced infrastructure financing district. Once formed, the finance district would allow … ...

The Power of Skateboard Logos Before jumping into our top 10 list, let's discuss why skateboard logos matter. It's not just about looking cool (though that's part of it). More Than Just a Pretty Face ...

Santa Cruz graphic artist Jim Phillips, the man behind the famed Red Dot and Screaming Hand logos, is the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker John Makens. The new film, showing at the Rio on ...

About 150 feet of the wharf’s end collapsed at approximately 12:45 p.m., sending one city project manager and two contractors into the ocean, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said in a news conference.

Jägermeister, in partnership with the iconic US label Santa Cruz, has launched a limited three-piece skateboard and fashion capsule collection. At the heart of the collaboration is the re-issue ...

Jägermeister, in partnership with the iconic US label Santa Cruz, has launched a limited three-piece skateboard and fashion capsule collection. Jägermeister partners with Santa Cruz ...

30 years later, that skateboard is experiencing a revival: the Santa Cruz x Jägermeister reissue capsule collection features the Jeff board in a retro-design plus matching T-shirts in black and ...