Santa Cruz officials closed the wharf and issued safety measures due to a high surf warning with waves over 30 feet.

Forecasters issued a high surf advisory for beaches across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties warning of dangerous rip currents and waves reaching up to 10 to 15 feet Friday.

Cope’s reported fishing remained fair as reports of biting bass increased with plastics on the drop-shot, small jigs, or ...

Shelters have become California’s go-to solution for homelessness. A CalMatters investigation finds the vast majority of ...

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Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley (D) defended his city’s sanctuary status, saying the national government “cannot federalize ...

Hazardous surf and “life-threatening conditions for beachgoers” prompted water rescues and beach closures Saturday near ...

Mesfin’s documentary celebrates a thousand-year tradition of Black surfing across the globe, including here in Santa Cruz, while courageously confronting the painful legacies of racism and erasure.