It starts with you. It starts here. UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world—in ways big and small. Whether you’re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, find ...

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Memorial Day is one of the best times of the year to shop for outdoor gear and score serious savings. In honor of the holiday ...

It’s a prospect students and their families say they face at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic.

a crucial Bay Area habitat returns to its original natural beauty Coastal Rail Trail’s latest Santa Cruz segment opens to fanfare It’s officially rattlesnake season in the Bay Area Parson’s ...

Max Chun has the latest in local traffic and transit, with his weekly Carmageddon feature marking the opening of a short but tricky segment of the Coastal Rail Trail on Santa Cruz’s Westside. Tania ...

Coastal Rail Trail’s latest Santa Cruz segment opens to fanfare Now ... and if you enjoy that you can start backpacking. I run into people who live in the Bay Area who aren’t even aware ...

PHILADLEPHIA (WPVI) -- History hatched twice. The Philadelphia Zoo's famous Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, named Mommy and Abrazzo, are proud parents again! Both are nearly 100 years old.

The University of California, Santa Cruz said the body discovered near Sea Cliff Drive last Friday was that of one of its undergraduate students. "We are heartbroken to learn about the tragic ...

Transportation staff show a proposed rail trail map to a resident in Watsonville on Monday night. (Tyler Maldonado – Santa Cruz Local) 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 at London Nelson Community Center, ...