It's a 4.6 percent increase over last year and the largest number of Memorial Day holiday travelers from the Golden State since 2005.
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You're almost to the weekend, Capitola and Soquel!
The new shop is in the Kings Valley Shopping Center.
The totes will be distributed around Memorial Day as the Red Cross kicks off a campaign to keep donations high during summer vacation.
Police have released photos of the truck taken as it fled the scene.
Is your vehicle on the recall list? 33.8 million included for a flaw in air bags linked to a half dozen deaths, more than 100 injuries.
The Google executive's body was found on his yacht in Santa Cruz, dead from a heroin overdose. Surveillance video was key.
A Stanford economist is creating a customer-level water demand model that can be used to design tiered water rate schedules in California.
Aviation officials last tracked the private plane May 8 off the Santa Cruz County coast.
"Click It Or Ticket" enforcement started today and runs through May. Watch video to grasp the importance of safety belts.
This book is perfect for any teen or tween who loves "Project Runway"!
Need a break from "bad news"? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from around the Bay Area.
It can be confusing. Here's where to get free help.
The plaintiff contends Uber founders and investors (his former colleagues) stole his idea for a mobile-phone-based transportation business.
At first, the Watsonville officer was just going to cite the man for noise.
The bill was introduced in response to the measles outbreak.
The gun appeared to be a handgun, police said.
Opportunities are coming up throughout June in Santa Cruz, Aptos and Capitola.
Gift card balances are being drained without customers getting a single shot of espresso.
Thinking about buying a house this year, Capitola-Soquel? Here are three affordable options you have to get your foot in the door.
The first arrest followed a traffic stop in Scotts Valley ...
Portola Hotel & Spa, Jacks Restaurant & Lounge host junior and professional chefs in friendly culinary show-down, June 14
UC's base tuition will remain at $12,192 through 2016-17.
An old trick of golf courses is showing up on suburban lawns.
An estimated 1 in 5 undergrads are victims at some point, and now universities will coordinate investigations with local law enforcement.
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The boy's arrest was for violating his probation.
The driver -- a 23 year old -- was transported to Regional Medical Center of San Jose with major injuries.
Warm weather means more rattlesnakes out and about. Do you know how to avoid being bitten?
He is suspected in a Monday stick-up in Santa Cruz, but could be connected with other crimes in the region.
“Native American Response and Resistance to Spanish Conquest in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1769–1846.” by Gustavo Flores, M.A.
Every minute saved in clearing a highway incident saves an estimated four minutes in traffic delays, officials said.
This one involves fraudsters pretending to be from the DMV.
Kids, grades 5-8, will be intrigued to learn about the children of London, who were sent to the country during WWII to escape the bombings.
The United Airlines plane landed this morning at LAX.
The 33 year old was arrested Sunday night in Watsonville.
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from East Bay Patch sites and around the Bay Area.
“Treat the drought like an 8.0 earthquake..Take dramatic steps to conserve water or face enforcement to ensure conservation mandates are met
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