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 police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Coroner is working on identifying the person. SANTA CRUZ, Calif.

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.