Capitola, Soquel Parents: Top Baby Names Now

The U.S. Social Security Administration has revealed 2020’s top names for babies born in California. See the top 10 boys and girls lists.

Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up In Capitola-Soquel Area

Donations of all blood types are needed as the pandemic has affected the country's blood supply.

UC Santa Cruz: A Day To Baskin The Glory

Long before she started designing robots and high-tech "smart jackets" at UC Santa Cruz, Vaishnavi Dornadula (College Nine '21, robotics ...

UC Santa Cruz: Science To The People

When alumnus George Kraw (Cowell '71, history and Russian literature) launched his popular Kraw Lecture Series on Science and Technology ...

Congratulations, Soquel Grad Jack English

Before this year's seniors head on to that next step in their lives, we want to take a moment to let their stars shine here on Patch.

The Digital Divide: How Wide In Capitola-Soquel Area?

U.S. shows great variance in access and use of high-speed internet.

UC Santa Cruz: Ancient Horse DNA Reveals Gene Flow Between Eurasian And North American Horses

A new study of ancient DNA from horse fossils found in North America and Eurasia shows that horse populations on the two continents rema ...

UC Santa Cruz: Climate Change Sends Tropical Species Racing To Higher Elevations While Temperate Counterparts Lag Behind

A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Miami publ ...

Central Fire Protection District: PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible.

Graduation 2021: Surprise Your Graduate By Sharing A Photo On Patch

Tell us why your grad is special and send a message of congratulations on Capitola-Soquel Patch.

UC Santa Cruz: Ultrasensitive Antigen Test Detects SARS-CoV-2 And Influenza Viruses

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel chip-based antigen test that can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and ...

Fair Market Rent Rates In Capitola-Soquel Area

The fair market rent for a two-bedroom rental increased from the previous year.

UC Santa Cruz: Creating A Soundtrack And Adding A Heartbeat To The Struggle For Prison Abolition

"Music for Abolition" is the name of a music video program that three-time Grammy-award winning musician Terri Lyne Carrington has curat ...

UC Santa Cruz: 'The Only Way Society Gets To Reopen Safely Is If We Are All Vaccinated'

See the latest announcement from UC Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: Everyday Is Getting Closer

Santa Cruz County is Cautiously Reopening

UC Santa Cruz: Preserving The Legacy Of Watsonville's First Filipino Immigrants

UC Santa Cruz faculty and student researchers from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts divisions are partnering with leaders of Wa ...

Central Fire Protection District: Backyard Burn Season Ends April 30th!

See the latest announcement from the Central Fire Protection District.

How Much Of Santa Cruz County Population Is Vaccinated?

This is how the Capitola-Soquel area compares to California for coronavirus vaccinations.

UC Santa Cruz: Physical And Biological Sciences Division Honors Three Prominent Alumni

Mathematician Ian Walton, conservation scientist Lisa Dabek, and theoretical chemist James Skinner are being honored by the UC Santa Cru ...

UC Santa Cruz: 2021-22 Dickson Emeritus Awards Support Faculty Research In History, Literature, And Psychology

Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members have been honored with emeriti professorships for the 2021–22 academic year.

UC Santa Cruz: Alumni Weekend Was A Virtual Smorgasbord For Nostalgic Banana Slugs

Banana Slugs showed off their creativity and adaptability during last week's all-virtual Alumni Week, a celebration that made the most o ...

Mother’s Day: Share Your Favorite Photo On Capitola-Soquel Patch

Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we’ll feature it on Patch.

2021 College Aid: How Capitola-Soquel Area Compares In Application Rates

FAFSA completions are down nationally. Here is how Capitola-Soquel area high schools have done so far.

UC Santa Cruz: UC Santa Cruz And United Way Partner To Empower Youth Through Research In Local Communities

A new three-year, $650,000 grant will link UC Santa Cruz with the United Way of Santa Cruz County's Youth Action Network to support yout ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: How Policy And Politics Collide During A Pandemic

We are close to moving out of the orange tier and into the yellow tier according to the latest trends from the Santa Cruz County Public ...

Hospital Capacity In Capitola-Soquel Area: Update

Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Santa Cruz County.

UC Santa Cruz: Honoring UC Santa Cruz's 2021 Distinguished Graduate School Alumni

UC Santa Cruz's graduate student alumni are helping to shape 21st century feminist thought, fostering inclusion and creativity in the th ...

UC Santa Cruz: Alumna Terri McCullough, Chief Of Staff To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Will Make A Virtual Campus Visit For Alumni Week

This year's Alumni Week will feature a virtual fireside chat with Terri McCullough, an Oakes '90 politics alumna who is now chief of sta ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: Where Do We Go From Here?

The Great Train Debate Continues

Capitola-Soquel Area Home Prices Up In Past Year

Here is how much home prices have changed over the past year in Santa Cruz County area.

Calling Capitola, Soquel Home Cooks: Share Recipes With Patch

Your recipe could be featured as our next Reader Recipe of the Week. Sending a submission is easy as pie (pun intended).

UC Santa Cruz: Inaugural Hayden White Lecture To Explore The Afterlife Of Slavery With Author Saidiya Hartman

Award-winning literary scholar and cultural historian Saidiya Hartman will be the featured guest at the inaugural Hayden V. White Distin ...

Santa Cruz County Coronavirus Vaccination Rates

Here is how the Capitola-Soquel area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population.

UC Santa Cruz: Inaugural Hayden White Lecture To Explore The Afterlife Of Slavery With Author Saidiya Hartman

Award-winning literary scholar and cultural historian Saidiya Hartman will be the featured guest at the inaugural Hayden V. White Distin ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: A New Downtown Is Coming - The Santa Cruz County Chamber Is Ready To Embrace It

The ability to navigate the never-ending cycle of change is a cornerstone of success for any organization or community. Change affects e ...

UC Santa Cruz: NASA Selects Two UCSC Scientists To Join Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter Mission

NASA has selected nine scientists to join the upcoming Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission, including two planetary scientists ...

UC Santa Cruz: UCSC Climate Change Conference Focuses On Food Security Issues

The seventh annual Confronting Climate Change Conference at UC Santa Cruz will focus on Food Security in a Changing World, bringing toge ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: A New Downtown Is Coming

A New Downtown Is Coming The Santa Cruz County Chamber is Ready to Embrace It

UC Santa Cruz: Alumni Week 2021: Bringing The Festivities To You!

You've given up restaurants and family dinners. You’ve eschewed vacations and parties and maskless conversations.

UC Santa Cruz: Proud Slugs Making A Difference Through Public Service

One is a Superior Court judge. The other runs the public art program for the City of Los Angeles. Still another is a defense attorney wh ...