It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive.  Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying ...

William Ow took over the abandoned former chewing gum factory on the far Westside of Santa Cruz known as the Wrigley Building ...

A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center for Angelenos impacted by the fires has also been set up at the UCLA Research Park (formerly ...

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) honored four individuals affiliated with UC Santa Cruz for outstanding contributions to the field. At this week's AAS national meeting, the society named UC ...

On a crisp morning in 2013, Stephen “Steve” Bruce (Cowell ’79, economics) received a call about an opportunity to help transport a desalination unit from Lawrence Livermore Labs to UC Santa Cruz.

The iconic flagship O'Neill Surf Shop in downtown Santa Cruz welcomed its last wave of customers Tuesday before closing after ...

The University of California, Santa Barbara's official news site, The Current, released today the university's purchase of a ...

UC Santa Barbara is making a big splash downtown. The university announced on Thursday that it received approval from the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Stephan D. Swenson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally UC Santa Barbara to a 66-63 victory over UC Riverside on Thursday. Cole Anderson hit four 3-pointers and scored ...

Santa Cruz, the former home of wetsuit pioneer Jack O’Neill, is losing one of its oldest surf shops. After 25 years of ...

from locally made Marini's Candies to Made in Santa Cruz apparel. For most travelers, it's not the shops or eateries that warrant a visit here – it's the views from the wharf. Some recent ...