Some websites publish mug shots and then charge up to $1,000 to remove them. The bill's author calls that "extortion."
Taxpayers wishing to appeal the assessed value of their property can do so by filing an Application for Changed Assessment in their county.
With the economical benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?
PleaseGovern.org is a new organization that's using technology to mobilize voters.
The man says he is a former employee of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the agency that calls the Spare-the-Air Alerts.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads have been recalled after two deaths by cord strangulation.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
There will be two opportunities to get a flu shot: one in Capitola and one in Watsonville.
Emilio Martinez has some thoughts for Watsonville Economic Development Director Kurt Overmeyer changes downtown.
Eleven pieces of legislation include measures that require gun owners to keep their weapons safely locked away when sharing home with someone prohibited from owning gun due to criminal record or mental conditions.
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People are shopping for and enrolling in health insurance.
Assembly Bill 1081, dubbed the 'Trust Act,' will limit deportations of illegal immigrants across the state.
While we can't remember the last time we saw one of these (who uses cash anyway?) it's always fun to check out new bills.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday issued a public health alert after raw chicken products produced by three facilities of privately owned Foster Farms in California sickened hundreds of people.
A bill guaranteeing retroactive payment for 800,000 workers is finding bipartisan support in an otherwise fractious Congress.
More water storage will be built for Watsonville and Pajaro.
Northern California's elected representatives took to Twitter to tell family, friends and constituents they were safe and to thank Capitol police.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill, authored by local Rep. Luis Alejo, into law Thursday.
Publishing nude photos with the "intent to cause serious emotional distress" violates a "revenge porn" law signed Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown and may result in up to six months in jail and/or $1,000 fine.
The start of the Affordable Care Act was celebrated Tuesday at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse
Covered California is one of the state-run health care marketplaces being set up around the U.S. as mandated by the act, passed by Congress in 2010.
There were more than 1,000 federal employees in Santa Cruz County last year.
To find out about your eligibility and coverage options or enroll in Obamacare, visit www.coveredca.com or call 888-975-1142.
A new initiative effort needs 504,760 signatures to get on the ballot.
Almost 100 chefs asked Gov. Jerry Brown to put a stop to the practice.
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.
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.
Jimmy Dutra will vie for the 4th District seat.
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.
Here's an update on the most interesting news from Sacramento.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports another candidate is entering the June race.