The jury for the first of four cases centered on the killing of Pleasure Point cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was sworn in for duty Wednesday afternoon. Defendant Stephen Lindsay, 26, of Lancaster, ...

The county will blame other entities (other state, or federal agencies) when there is a costly and confusing permitting requirement,” writes Toraun McKinney in a Guest Commentary.

Community members packed the Santa Cruz City Council Chambers Tuesday evening to say goodbye to two longtime public servants and welcome two newcomers to the dais alongside reelected ...

The jury for the first of four cases centered on the killing of Pleasure Point cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was sworn in for duty Wednesday afternoon. Defendant Stephen Lindsay, 26, has been ...

Santa Cruz-Based MS-13 Gang Members to Serve Over 20 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Racketeering ...

Erick Escalante-Torres and Jose Noe Ramirez-Avelar, were sentenced to 27 years and 11 months and 22 years in prison, respectively, for racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of ...

Two Santa Cruz-based gang members were sentenced to over 20 years in jail each for racketeering and other federal crimes, per the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California. Erick ...

A federal judge has sentenced two former Santa Cruz-based gang members to more than two decades each of prison time.

A federal judge has sentenced two former Santa Cruz-based gang members to more than two decades each of prison time.

Two Santa Cruz men who are reputed members of the of the infamous La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.