New storm giving new anxiety to snake-bit restaurant owner in Santa Cruz Mountains
People living in the Santa Cruz Mountains are bracing for the potential impacts of yet another storm taking aim at the region late Monday into Tuesday.
Flooded-out Pajaro residents, evacuees frustrated over pace of levee repairs
Residents of Pajaro -- both those who evacuated and those who remained in their homes -- say they're growing increasingly frustrated with the county's response to devastating flooding.
Flooded out Pajaro residents seek answers as levee repairs continue
Residents who evacuated the community of Pajaro and those who opted to stay say they have countless unanswered questions about the cleanup and recovery of their neighborhood.
Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Customers express calm after being able to pull money
Several dozen people waited in line outside Silicon Valley Bank's Menlo Park branch throughout the day Monday to pull out their money after the bank's swift and spectacular failure last week.
After temporary repairs, Santa Cruz mulls long-term fix to storm-damaged West Cliff Drive
The city of Santa Cruz is counting on the nearly quarter of a million tons of boulder and rock they dumped along the coast to protect West Cliff Drive from an further erosion during this week's storms.
With recent rain and snowpack, water officials see light at end of drought tunnel
Researchers say the wet weather this winter, including last week's rare snowstorm, is an encouraging sign that the state may finally be emerging from years of drought. But they caution that it would be premature to declare the drought over just yet.
Storm-damaged pier at Seacliff State Beach set for demolition
A storied pier on the Santa Cruz County coast will be demolished next week, park officials announced.
Amid tech slowdown, Google reassessing timeline for downtown San Jose offices
Faced with a shaky economy and company-wide layoffs, Google is reassessing the timeline for construction of its massive office development in downtown San Jose.
Santa Clara County beefs up enforcement of red flag gun law
In response to recent mass shootings, Santa Clara County announced a major expansion of a gun violence restraining order program, more than quadrupling the staff from five to 23 people.
Temporary repairs underway for storm-damaged West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz
Crews are making emergency repairs to portions of West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz that were battered by this winter's storms.
Storm damage on Santa Cruz road so severe it may be closed entirely
Communities up and down the coast in Santa Cruz County are scrambling to assess the damage from recent storms and draft repair plans ahead of President Biden's scheduled visit to the central coast Thursday.
After the storms, many Bay Area drivers dealing with pothole damage
More and more drivers are on a collision course with potholes in the wake of the series of atmospheric winter storms.
Flood evacuation warnings put Santa Cruz Mountain residents on edge
Flood evacuation warnings have already been issued for several communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where people are being encouraged to pack up now.
Flooded Paradise Park community near Santa Cruz cleans up ahead of next major storm
People living in the Paradise Park community on the outskirts of Santa Cruz were busy cleaning up and drying out from this weekend's torrential rains that sent the nearby San Lorenzo River overflowing into their neighborhood.
Half Moon Bay volunteers make thousands of tamales as holiday treat for farmworkers
More than a hundred volunteers cooked and hand rolled thousands of tamales as a special holiday treat for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay.