A tiny California beach feels like a local hideaway, with quiet charm, soft light, and the peaceful beauty crowds rarely find ...

On Thursday evening, the Capitola City Council will vote on final plans for the Capitola Wharf, decide whether to expand the ...

Authorities in Capitola worked for hours Monday to safely detain a man experiencing a mental health crisis near Capitola Beach.

Fifteen months after raging winter storms battered the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, causing a 180-foot section to collapse into the ocean in a startling incident that made international news, the ...

Finding a California beach that isn’t overrun with tourists is like finding a parking spot at Costco on a Saturday afternoon: theoretically possible but practically miraculous. Capitola Beach in ...

Boasting perennially sunny skies and a cinematic 840-mile Pacific Ocean coastline, California epitomizes endless summer. From Northern California coastal cliffs forested with towering redwoods to the ...

SANTA CRUZ >> On Aug. 20, Connie Maschan rushed to New Brighton State Beach on a rescue mission. A volunteer with Live Oak-based wildlife rehabilitation clinic Native Animal Rescue, Maschan was ...

DAVENPORT, Calif. >> On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing ...