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 ...

Santa Cruz has lots of great seafood and a bunch of places with stunning ocean views, but our local expert knows where to get the best of both worlds.

The annual Wharf to Wharf race will use an alternate course this year. The event will follow the same course as 2025 because the ongoing construction of the Murray Street Bridge disrupts the ...

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 ...

California’s coastline doesn’t just stretch for miles – it shifts moods with every curve of the highway. There are misty beach towns where redwoods lean toward the ocean and waves crash beneath rugged ...

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Dr. Alissa Deming, left, and veterinarian assistant Malena Berndt give anti-seizure medicine to a California sea lion named Patsy in a recovery room at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach ...

Ed Burrell from Capitola Boat and Bait also reported big herring are being caught off the Capitola Wharf, with anchovies in the vicinity as well Todd Fraser, owner of Bayside Marine in Santa Cruz ...

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 ...