The Santa Cruz Police Department will be hosting its free, family-friendly National Night Out on Aug. 5 at the Santa Cruz ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk offers a double scoop of island vibes this summer, with Friday bringing the first of two ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir shops, fishing boat rentals advertised as "Husband Daycare," and children giggling at hordes of ...

Will it be fully rebuilt? Should it? The Santa Cruz Wharf, pictured on May 28, was significantly damaged by high surf in December 2024, leading to a partial collapse. A portion remains closed.

Visitors watch sea lions lounging on the support beams of the Santa Cruz Wharf, which was damaged in winter storms in 2023 and 2024. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...

As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors came to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions, the clam ...

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known.

The sea lions, the clam chowder, the sunny weather and surfers all will be there. But this year, visitors also will notice something different. The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden ...

Former city of Santa Cruz wharf supervisor Jon Bombaci estimates that the ocean took about a third of the portion of wharf used by sea lions, but because that part contained many more horizontal ...