Santa Cruz
A city in Santa Cruz County, California — population 64,317 as of 2020.
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22 hours agoFormer Santa Cruz mayoral candidate Gillian Greensite endorses Ryan Coonerty
Gillian Greensite, a longtime local activist and mayoral candidate in the primary election, officially endorsed Ryan Coonerty for Santa Cruz mayor on Thursday. She said that she believes Coonerty is the best choice for the city leadership role, that she and Coonerty hold common…
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September 30What does UC Santa Cruz have in common with the rest of the UC? A new book explores the system’s complicated history
What makes UC Santa Cruz different from the University of California’s nine other campuses? Journalist Miriam Pawel’s new book, “California Dreams,” traces the UC system’s tumultuous history — and explores how UCSC’s distinctive identity emerged from a vision that quickly…
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September 30Letter to the editor: Ryan Coonerty has the stronger record on public safety
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident touts the credentials of mayoral candidate Ryan Coonerty on issues of public safety.
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September 29Monterey Bay’s fishing industry is changing: Here’s what Santa Cruz fishers are catching now
A new report from the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust finds that the number of commercial fishing vessels based in Monterey Bay has fallen more than 70% since the 1980s, while changing environmental conditions have reshaped what and how fishers catch.
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September 29Santa Cruz journalist Martha Mendoza goes inside the global scam industry for new PBS documentary
Santa Cruz journalist and UCSC lecturer Martha Mendoza spent the past year investigating the global online scam industry for a new PBS "Frontline" documentary. Then scammers hit close to home, targeting people close to her in Santa Cruz.
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September 28Why Bright Plaza matters for Santa Cruz’s housing future
Bright Plaza has become a talking point in the city of Santa Cruz’s debate over housing, development and neighborhood change. The site could eventually hold more than 200 affordable homes, along with space for local businesses. Here, Workbench owners Jamileh Cannon, Tim Gordin…
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Santa Cruz by the numbers
- Area
- 12.74 sq mi (33 km²), 3.09 sq mi water
- Median age
- 31.1
- Households
- 21,713
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $115,475
- Median house value
- $1,209,000
- Office
- CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
- Address
- 809 CENTER ST, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060