In Santa Cruz County, most election results are in, but two critical races—Measure Z’s soda tax and the District 2 supervisor ...

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

Workers process ballots at the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s Office in June 2022. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA ...

California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of ...

Split outcomes between presidential and Senate results saw a resurgence in 2024, as at least four Donald Trump-won states sent Democrats to the Senate.— Republicans still took the majority in the ...

Queer mom and longtime nonprofit leader Monica Martinez will be Santa Cruz County's first out supervisor. After nearly ...

Huangting Gong was charged earlier this week with two felony counts of murder, one felony count of kidnapping, two felony ...

We did it! With 77% of ballots counted and 56.5% of the vote, it’s clear: I am honored to be elected as your next 5th ...

Donald Trump gained ground in all four counties on the Arizona-Mexico border. Here's where his margin improved the most.

the Pima County Regional Flood Control District, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the Santa Cruz River ...