UC Santa Cruz sophomore golfer Samantha Shaw tied for fifth place at the Westbrook Village Invitational with a 3-over-par 145 total, and the Banana Slugs women took seventh out of nine teams in Peoria ...

Sixty-two-years ago, during my senior year at the University of California, Santa Barbara, I took a marine geology course that quite honestly changed my life. I still have the textbook that I used, ...

Surfers, scientists and city officials agree Santa Cruz beaches have lost a lot of sand. Some worry it could change surf ...

Double-doubles from center Charles Bassey and guard Deivon Smith weren't enough to save the Santa Cruz Warriors from enduring ...

Fourth-generation restaurateur Ryan Thompson opened Pogonip Pizza on Santa Cruz’s Upper Westside in February, bringing ...

Coming up on the Santa Cruz Patch calendar: Empty Nest and All the Rest: A one-man comedy show by Clay Hausmann ...

There are a million different reasons to choose the college or university that is right for you with geography being one tiny ...

Tim Haley The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is your first clue that this town plays by different rules. While other California ...

The Santa Cruz Warriors and Second Harvest Food Bank celebrate millions of meals raised while local food events—from vegan dining to hummingbird walks—fill the calendar.

Santa Cruz is where California decided to let its freak flag fly, and honestly, we’re all better for it. This coastal gem about 75 miles south of San Francisco has been marching to the beat of its own ...

Maria Rocha-Ruiz has been named UC Santa Cruz’s Sea Dubs Wavemaker, honoring her leadership expanding educational opportunity ...

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