With rugged beauty and consistent waves, Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. Here’s where and when to get your board in the ocean, and how to respect the marine wildlife.

Planners at Santa Cruz County’s most powerful transportation agency have unveiled a vision for a passenger rail service ...

Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett tied for seventh place at the World Surf League’s Live Like Zander Junior Pro In Loving Memory ...

From choosing the best location and time of day to ... no shortage of lesson options here. Capitola Beach Company and the women-owned Capitola Surf and Paddle offer daily lessons for beginners. Santa ...

Two local hotspots — the Wilmington Riverwalk and the Carolina Beach Boardwalk — are in the running for nationwide ...

A Super Bowl champion will bring football to the sands of Hermosa Beach. Tully Banta-Cain spent six seasons playing for the ...

With a Guggenheim, MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and two Grammy Awards, the 48-year-old Zenón has been recognized as a ...

Our list of top things to do this weekend includes an avocado festival, Indian music and dancing and other activities ...

A reversal from last week’s weather is on tap for the Bay Area this week, with the key change being that the rain and cold ...