For those who didn't vote for Donald Trump, last week's election offers an opportunity to shed some cherished but outdated ideas about elections, demographics and America's character.

Neither Central Fire’s Measure R nor Scotts Valley Fire District’s Measure S had reached the two-thirds of the vote required ...

Measure X, Scotts Valley’s updated business tax, remains on track to pass, having received 72% of the vote after Friday’s ...

Measure Q, the Santa Cruz County Water and Wildfire Protection Initiative, appears likely to pass, with the “yes” side having ...

Capitola’s sales tax increase, Measure Y, appears to have passed after a fresh batch of ballots were added Friday afternoon.

California’s Senate will reach gender parity, but depending on the outcome of some close contests, that could extend to the ...

To make my list of the 15 best sandwiches in Santa Cruz County, I combined crowdsourced suggestions from readers with my own ...

Measure Z, the 2-cent sugary drink tax proposed in the city of Santa Cruz, maintained its narrow margin of support, 51.3%, ...

Are you on the lookout for a new career path in Santa Cruz County? Look no further! We've curated a list of the top 10 Santa ...

Experts predict funding cuts and policy changes in Donald Trump's second administration. But Trump and California Gov. Gavin ...

California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the ...

On Thursday, leaders representing Santa Cruz city and county government, public schools and nonprofit organizations reassured ...