If you're looking for fun activities along the California coast, this strange, kitschy, but very popular attraction might be ...

"This week I had visitors in town from back east. One was an 11-year-old boy who wanted to take surfing lessons every day; the other had lived in Santa Cruz 35 or 40 years ago and was rediscovering it ...

Santa Cruz Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler shared a selection of his favorite photos from the past year in an expanded ...