It's the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-off, and it will break out the bivalves, pots, spices, and tasting cups just a few days ahead of National Chowder Day. The 2025 event is bubbling Feb. 22-23 — the ...

Santa Cruz Main Beach is also known as Boardwalk Beach since it stretches the length of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. In the summer, it's one of the busiest beaches in Santa Cruz thanks to its ...

Evacuation orders issued in Santa Cruz ... Beach and Rio Del Mar State Beach will be closed until noon on Wednesday. Twin Lakes State Beach, Seabright State Beach and both sides of the fencing at ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a mile-long boardwalk and amusement park just south of central Santa Cruz. Operating for more than a century, the boardwalk boasts a plethora of rides ...

A man who arranged a human smuggling attempt that led to the deaths of three migrants in Ocean Beach was sentenced Friday to ...

A Santa Cruz man may ride into the history books for ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.

A man who arranged a human smuggling attempt that led to the drowning deaths of three migrants near the Ocean Beach Pier was ...

The Santa Cruz Mountains south of Loma Chiquita has Uvas Creek leading east to Little Uvas Creek emptying into Uvas Reservoir ...

One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and another was missing in Monterey ... that remains in effect through noon Tuesday for San Francisco, the North Bay coast including Point Reyes ...

A set of wheels will get you to Santa Cruz and make it easier to visit state parks and beaches along Highway 1, too. Out-of-towners can rent a car at the airport in San Francisco or San Jose ...