Josh Copitch Managing Editor SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — On Thursday, the sixth Santa Cruz County Starbucks store unionized. The store, located at 41st and Soquel, won their union vote 11-2.

The city of Santa Cruz Planning and Community Development Department is seeking public feedback about a proposed addition to the city’s Local Coastal Program planning document.

Joel "Champ" Martin entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. He was born to his parents on February 21, 1964 in Dayton, Tennessee.

Man arrested in connection with death of 18-year-old Morgan Hill woman Martin Mendoza was arrested on suspicion of murder after Marissa DiNapoli’s body was found last week ...

Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high “Hotel Ukraine” is the 11th and last installment in the popular Arkady Renko series by ...

Santa Cruz Shakespeare expands entertainment offerings with Monday night series Monday Night Revels to bring music, comedy and drag shows to Audrey Stanley Grove ...

To reduce air and noise pollution in the city of Santa Cruz, an ordinance prohibiting the use of gas-powered landscaping implements takes effect this week, just more than a year after the Santa Cru… ...

Organized by Lookout Santa Cruz photographer Kevin Painchaud and Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler, the exhibit features more than 40 images the two photographers had taken for the Sentinel that ...

A center of a sunflower blooming in Santa Cruz produces a naturally occurring heart. According to the National Sunflower Association, “It was the American Indian who first domesticated the pl… ...

Santa Cruz is fortunate to have two popular museums: The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History on East Cliff Drive in the Seabright area and the downtown Museum of Art and History. Executive ...