Three seats on the Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees are up for election on Nov. 5. Our newsroom exists ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s nonpartisan and in-depth guide to the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board elections.

Read Santa Cruz Local’s nonpartisan and in-depth guide to Measure T the Zayante Fire parcel tax to fund more daytime staff ...

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Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Kim De Serpa, candidate for District 2 Santa Cruz County ...

In a civil trial Tuesday, a jury convicted Watsonville City Councilmember Jimmy Dutra of sexually attacking a 12-year-old boy ...

Roadmap plan for West Cliff will be considered by the Santa Cruz City Council and staff are seeking residents' input.

At its Sept. 18 meeting, the Scotts Valley City Council plans to consider potential bicycle and pedestrian upgrades on Scotts ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Eduardo Montesino, incumbent District 1 Watsonville City Council ...

An attorney for Stephen Siefke urged jurors Friday to find that Watsonville City Councilmember Jimmy Dutra sexually assaulted ...