Two Santa Cruz residents launched an effort to buy the building where The Catalyst Nightclub stands to try to save it from redevelopment.

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Monterey County Board of Supervisor candidates running on June 2, ...

Boulder Creek Community has one way in and one way out after a after a rainstorm in 2025 washed away part of Lanktree Lane in ...

Santa Cruz residents have spoken: they want action by elected officials on housing, homelessness and transportation ahead of June 4 primary ...

Cabrillo College’s dental hygiene program is on a three-year probation by state regulators and may lose its accreditation ...

The Neptune Apartments on Pacific Avenue could become an eight-story apartment building. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) SANTA CRUZ >> Tenants of the Neptune Apartments in Downtown ...

Santa Cruz-based Workbench has requested to add more homes to an apartment building proposed at 900 High St. behind Peace ...

Santa Cruz Local breaks down two ballot measures that voters in the City of Santa Cruz will consider in the Nov. 4, 2025 election.

A seven-story building with below-market-rate studio apartments for older adults is proposed in Downtown Santa Cruz. (McSorley Architecture) SANTA CRUZ >> A proposal for a seven-story building in ...

Three apartment proposals from developer Workbench are embroiled in legal challenges. (Workbench) SANTA CRUZ >> Among local developers, Santa Cruz-based Workbench has been arguably the most prolific ...

An unpermitted home at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Soquel. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A new housing project using renewable construction materials could ...

Monterey County received $20 million in state aid to help Pajaro recover from flooding in 2023. County supervisors split the funds between infrastructure projects and direct aid to businesses and ...