The property is steps away from Santa Cruz's Santa Maria and Sunny Cove beaches.

From natural stone arches to wildlife refuges with floating walkways and local art and marine centers, these San Diego ...

PESCADERO — Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park. There, thousands of elephant seals ...

Costumed “plungers” at Main Beach in Santa Cruz enjoy a brisk time in the Monterey Bay for a good cause on Saturday. The annual Polar Plunge for the Northern California Special Olympics, one of 13 ...

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

Happening soon: Ceremony of Sound: 100-Hour Sound Healing Certification Program on the Santa Cruz Patch calendar ...

A 2024 study, summarized by Down to Earth, shows that one-third of the world's sandy coastlines have been "hardened" by human ...

In 2026, California’s theme park industry is in a state of flux. Southern California’s attractions continue to break records ...

Shark attacks turned deadlier in 2025 — with fatalities spiking 125% worldwide, a new study shows. There were 65 unprovoked ...

One of the properties was once owned by the Bechtel family.

Shark attacks worldwide increased in 2025 with 65 unprovoked bites recorded globally, while fatalities doubled above the ...

Robin Somers delivers a high-stakes mystery set against the raw power of wildfire country. Eleanor Wooley is courageous ...