SANTA CRUZ — If there’s one thing that’s become especially apparent in the social media era, it’s that people really love their pets. Log onto Facebook or Instagram, and you will likely see at least a ...

"I have considered each of the other candidates, their backgrounds and experience," writes John Aird in a Guest Commentary. "Based on this and the fact that I believe new leadership is absolutely ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

SANTA CRUZ — Members of the local surf community and lovers of Santa Cruz history gathered at the mouth of San Lorenzo River on Main Beach to paddle out together on a foggy Saturday morning in honor ...

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Ten hard-working student researchers spent their summer poring over the yellowed pages of old ship manifests and reading 200-year-old letters by merchants describing slave-trading voyages. In the ...

Micha Scott works on her technique in a Tannery World Dance studio as she prepares to present her Artist of the Year Profile Performance, which will take place on June 5 at the Museum of Art and ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...