In the heart of liberal Santa Cruz County, an unlikely gathering of Donald Trump supporters came together on Election Night. After Trump’s second ascendancy to the White House, local conservatives and ...

More public input opportunities are on their way for the future of passenger rail in Santa Cruz County and beyond, with ...

Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Proposition 6.

For those who didn't vote for Donald Trump, last week's election offers an opportunity to shed some cherished but outdated ideas about elections, demographics and America's character.

Kim De Serpa held a narrow lead over Kristen Brown in the race for the District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor race after ...

Measure X, Scotts Valley’s updated business tax, remains on track to pass, having received 72% of the vote after Friday’s ...

Neither Central Fire’s Measure R nor Scotts Valley Fire District’s Measure S had reached the two-thirds of the vote required ...

Capitola’s sales tax increase, Measure Y, appears to have passed after a fresh batch of ballots were added Friday afternoon.

Measure Z, the 2-cent sugary drink tax proposed in the city of Santa Cruz, maintained its narrow margin of support, 51.3%, ...

After more than 7,000 ballots were added to the countywide tally Friday afternoon, Gerry Jensen and Melinda Orbach held onto their leads in the race for two open Capitola City Council seats, with 34.4 ...

Measure Q, the Santa Cruz County Water and Wildfire Protection Initiative, appears likely to pass, with the “yes” side having received 58.5% of the vote, and the “no” side receiving 41.4% of the vote, ...

With Friday's 4:30 p.m. vote counts in, Carol Turley and Jessica Carrasco are leading, while Gabriel Medina took a narrow lead against Oscar Soto for three open seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified ...