Heather Contreras is the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent of Schools. "At Pajaro Valley Unified School ...

A new report shows the Central Valley line is unlikely to pay for itself. Officials are weighing more expensive options to ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” ...

Already facing significant delays and cost increases, a proposed plan to build a new $2.7 billion reservoir in the rural ...

Strawberry pickers bring in the organic harvest this week for Lakeside Organic Gardens in a field along San Andreas Road in ...

A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce ...

At Pajaro Valley Unified School District, we know students flourish when families, schools and communities tend the garden together — each providing light, water and care so every child can ...

By Katie Thompson, Tracey Weiss and Dan Haifley On Aug. 28 the Capitola City Council will consider a ban on the sale of products that include tobacco filters to protect Soquel Creek, and the ...

A female driver died late Friday morning after her vehicle hit a guardrail on Highway 17, according to the California Highway ...

Art is mirrored by life on Hagar Drive at UC Santa Cruz as a cyclist steers his e-bike past illustrated construction fencing ...

The veteran Democrat — who represents the Pajaro Valley, the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains, part of San Jose, San ...

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz ran a personal season-best time in the women’s 1,500-meter race to secure the win at the Diamond ...