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The move, pushed through by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a condition of his signing the 2025-2026 budget, reins in the California Environmental Quality Act, which for more than a half-century has ...

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A man was arrested Wednesday for breaking into a Santa Cruz woman’s home and attempting to sexually assault her while she ...

Flee the crowds of Fisherman’s Wharf for better adventures in and around the Bay Area. Here, worthy destinations where you ...

July weekend in San Francisco and the Bay Area is alight with fireworks, fun runs, parades, and more family-friendly events.

State Beach in Santa Cruz County, California will remain closed for 48 hours after a junior lifeguard youth aide was brushed ...

2025 Hollister Independence Rally will be from July 4 through July 5. After a several-year hiatus, the event will be back and ...

A new exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History brings back a popular show from 2015 about the three Hawaiian ...

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Fair fun: 12 Northern California county fairs, plus the big State Fair By Jason Mastrodonato June 30, 2025 at 9:15 a.m.