The Catalyst Club, a historic music venue in Santa Cruz, is on the market for $4.5 million, sparking concern among local music lovers about its future.

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A man was arrested Wednesday for breaking into a Santa Cruz woman’s home and attempting to sexually assault her while she slept, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.

Projections for a 22-mile passenger rail line through Santa Cruz County in California has placed the cost of construction at $4.3 billion, almost $200 million per mile.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.

The head of the Coastal Trail Conservancy of Santa Cruz County told SFGATE he thinks the nearly $4.3 billion is a low-balled number. “The estimate still feels low.

Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter covering issues of inequality in the Southwest.

Santa Cruz's soda tax is under scrutiny as a lawsuit claims it violates a state law prohibiting new local taxes on grocery items.

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known.

As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions ...

Body found on beach where swimmer went missing Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Coroner is working on identifying ...