The Pacific Crest Trail needs the protection of Congress.
Find out how much Rep. Sam Farr's campaign cost compared to the average.
Richard Grunow has been hired as Capitola's new community development director.
Dense breast tissue makes cancer more difficult to detect on a mammogram, and it increases a woman's risk of cancer, according to cancer specialists.
The assemblyman sent out a reminder for parents to get their kids signed up.
Business in unincorporated Santa Cruz County have started charging 25¢ for paper bags.
A federal Medicare database shows how two of the three major hospitals in Santa Cruz County compare for emergency care.
Capitola City Council meets at 7 p.m. March 14.
A new census tool reveals that poverty in California is out of control.
The viewing walkthrough is planned from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 6 at Santa Cruz Memorial, 1927 Ocean St.
The Capitola City Council voted 4-1 for a regulation requiring a gun dealership council review and use permit process.
Visitors to a state-operated website site who acknowledge the disclaimer are able to search individual communities and click on specific locations to reveal names and addresses.
The proposed gun control law would limit the number of public firearms dealers that can do business in Capitola and ban gun shows.
Sequestration seems inevitable and Santa Cruz County will feel some of the effect.
The mid-year budget report shows promising income trends and some unexpected bills.
At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Police Chief Rudy Escalante voiced the ways Capitola could be made safer.
Council is also expected to ratify the completion of the Noble Gulch Pipeline Repair Project.
Mark Stone, whose district includes Capitola and Soquel, will help lead the public conversation about coastal protection.
The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault near Capitola and Soquel.
The school board is considering a special election for locals to vote on a parcel tax.
The state of California also received failing grades from the American Lung Association.
City could receive higher percentage of energy from renewable resources under proposed new program.
The retailer agreed to terms after being sued by district attorneys in four Northern California counties.
But a new stamp will allow customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10.
The approval angered officials from San Bruno, where a pipeline explosion killed eight people in 2010.
The unidentified woman's photos have been posted online, to Facebook and Twitter by investigators who hope the images go viral, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The ordinance will become law 90 days after a second reading by the city council.
The list of organizations behind the plastic bag ban in Capitola is extensive. The ban will be discussed at Thursday's meeting of the Capitola City Council.
Pirie, who will be succeeded by Zach Friend, leaves her positions after 12 years.
Bottorff officially won one of two council spots on Dec. 5, when all late results were counted.
All but the 300 block of Riverview Drive in Capitola is free and unlimited.
Five cents of every dollar in the state budget goes to incentive programs in California, a new study by the New York Times shows.
Youth crime is at an all-time low at the statewide level, according to a new study.
The council will appoint new members, say goodbye to at least one and name a new mayor.
There are openings on eight different Capitola committees and commissions that need to be filled.
Two local residents opposed the proposal citing increased traffic and noise especially late at night.
Over 30,000 ballots are left to be counted, leaving local races like the Capitola City Council and Measure O too close to call. The Soquel Elementary School Board appears set, though.
Many races are still too close to call with so many ballots not yet accounted for.
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Patch contacted eight biologists at California universities to get their opinion on Proposition 37. Seven of the eight urged a 'no' vote on the measure.