32+ min ago   (840+ words) SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz High’s football team threatened to score late, but came up short and dropped a 28-25 thriller to Santa Clara in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit, but squandered a…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (246+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel People cooled off in the Pacific Ocean at Natural Bridges State Beach this week as mid-week temperatures rose to near triple digits. A cooling trend to normal temps kicked in Thursday and the National Weather Service forecasts…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago   (963+ words) CAPITOLA — The 43rd annual Capitola Art and Wine Festival returned to the Capitola Village this weekend, giving locals and tourists alike the chance to explore new art while they sip on local wine and stroll through the sunny Esplanade. The annual…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (701+ words) In May, with five candidates running to become Santa Cruz’s next mayor to succeed Fred Keeley, the Sentinel Editorial Board recommended city voters choose Ryan Coonerty. We continue to endorse Coonerty for this post, which essentially provides citywide leadership for…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (209+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A fiery sunset lights up the sky above the Costco gas station in Santa Cruz this week. Atmospheric conditions lately have been ideal for vibrant sunrises and sunsets in Santa Cruz County. According to University Corporation for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (536+ words) By ANNA WILDER, Associated Press/Report for America A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (290+ words) Ocean mysteries are being unlocked in a biologically rich and well-used deep-sea laboratory just off our own shores. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s seafloor plunges deeply, quickly in places such as the 2.5-mile-deep Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon west of Moss…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (145+ words) Crosswalks, bike lanes, lane markers and arrows form a cacophony of design in this aerial view of the intersection at Water Street and North Branciforte Avenue. He lives with his wife — and his husband, and his partner, in a 6-person polycule…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (623+ words) WATSONVILLE — Although it has been eight years since she last served on the Watsonville City Council, Nancy Bilicich is far from finished. The longtime educator, who served on the council from 2009 to 2018 including a one-year stint as mayor, is running…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (466+ words) At first glance, the trailer for the new CBS show “Cupertino” touts a zesty legal drama: charming lawyers, high-stakes cases, feel-good background music. But residents say the trailer’s bears little resemblance to the actual city, particularly its predominantly Asian population,…...