Assembly Bill 1371 mandates that drivers maintain a three-foot buffer zone when passing bicyclists.
The event is Monday at Live Oak Elementary School in Santa Cruz.
Gov. Jerry Brown may sign a bill aimed at preventing lead poisoning caused by buckshot.
In 2011, BART officials cut off cellphone service to underground stations to prevent a planned protest. A bill sitting on the governor’s desk would require government agencies to get a court order before doing the same.
The county's overall unemployment rate fell last month, but so did the number of people in the labor force.
The Custody Alternatives Program recently won an award from the California State Association of Counties.
Rep. Luis Alejo's (D-Watsovnille) bill to give immigrants a so-called "driver’s privilege card" may be signed by the governor.
The feds are cracking down on breeders who sell dogs on the Internet, sight unseen.
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If so, should the fine be greater than $35?
An interactive map on the U.S. Census Bureau website will show you the concentration of 15 different language speakers in the region.
Legal alcohol delivery could make the U.S. Postal Service $50 million per year.
Use this chart to where the state directed the money.
Over objections from neighbors, the council approved a three-story, 23-unit complex with a pool and a restaurant in an area of one and two-story homes.
The Supreme Court rules the same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, also strikes down DOMA.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.
Capitola City Council votes to remove the last of the picnic tables at Peery Park to discourage public drinking and drug use.
Voters will decide today if they want to pay an extra $90 in taxes to help local schools.
A new bill would put strict rules on plastic producers.
Now that we are two weeks past the federal tax deadline, it's time to sit back and await refund check. What should you do with yours? Attorney Leslie H. Tayne shares what's best to do with a lump sum.
State officials have released figures on every zip code in the state showing which communities are most at risk from pollution. See how each Patch town ranks using the interactive map below.
The city's insurance company agrees to pay out $1.35 million.
Most new jobs in March were in farming, manufacturing and government work.
Capitola City Council meets at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Plastic bag ban in the Capitola area expands to restaurants just in time for Earth Day.
Mark Stone is on the forefront of making sure our water is safe.
The new La Fonda Bridge is taking shape and still forecast to be done by the start of the school year.
Would you vote for a parcel tax to fund local elementary school teachers' salaries?
If the contract is approved, the City of Capitola will see huge savings.
Get a free reusable bag at Rite Aid or Nob Hill on April 10, courtesy of the City of Capitola.
There will be one vacancy starting in December.
Enforcement might be scarce, but there are laws as to how many dogs live in each household in Capitola.
The new program will require a one-to-one exchange of needles at the health center at 1070 Emeline Ave. in Santa Cruz.
A 226-space temporary parking lot could be built in Capitola soon, if the city council approves it.
Dozens of people have been killed by firearms in the San Francisco Bay Area, including three in Watsonville and four in Santa Cruz since Newtown.