Capitola News

The recent sardine spill is a good reminder of our past. I have fished in Monterey Bay for more than 60 years and can assure you there has been a significant decline over the years in the amount of bait fish available for the salmon, sea birds and other marine life.

The room burst into applause Thursday night after the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council deny the owner of Surf and Sand Mobile Home Park the coastal development permit needed to close the park.

CENTRAL COAST, Calif.- The unemployment picture is still dark across the country.

Two lanes of Highway 1 have reopened, but traffic is still slow through an area where firefighters battled a car fire Wednesday afternoon.

Two Salinas residents including a 17-year-old who escaped from Monterey County Juvenile Hall led three law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon along Highway 1, authorities said.

A family that endured a house fire a few years ago was roused by a smoke alarm early Thursday, waking to find flames roaring through curtains in their 2-year-old son's bedroom, authorities said.

Although the unemployment rate is hovering around the 10 percent mark in Santa Cruz County, the county's employment development department said there are still jobs out there.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fiery crash in Watsonville that followed a police chase.

Combine a perfect sunny day in Capitola, a slew of vintage motorcycles, along with the county's largest indoor shopping mall, and you have the perfect motorcycle show, according to organizers of the 5th Annual Bike on the Bay on June 28 at the Capitola Mall.

We have all read and heard that every level of local government county, cities, school districts, other special districts are suffering severe budget problems as a result of recession induced revenue decreases.

A dispute between neighbors appeared headed for resolution following discussion by the Capitola City Council on Thursday night.

CAPITOLA, Calif.- Close to 200 people turned out at the Employment Center to steal a job at the new Safeway store on Santa Cruz.

The fourth annual Bikes on the Bay will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Capitola Mall parking lot on 41st Avenue.

Fast-pass security lanes at Mineta San Jose International Airport and nearly two dozen other airports across the country shut down late Monday, after the company that operated them closed its doors.

The Capitola Police Department just received notice from the United States Department of Justice that our application for funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program was accepted.

Investor William Wemmer Mitchell is seeking payment from the California Department of Real Estate's Recovery Account for losses suffered due to conversion of trust funds by a Santa Cruz real estate broker.

The Capitola Gardens apartments on 46th Avenue would be a poor choice for more high-density housing to meet a state mandate, four City Council members said Thursday night.

LOW RIDER:a S A chromed-out Chevy Bel Air graces the grass at the 2007 Cops a na Rodders car show.

When IHOP opened Monday morning, Deborah Windisch was waiting. The Soquel resident showed up at 4 a.m. at the 50-year-old restaurant chain's newest location on 41st Avenue so she could be the first to eat at the first IHOP in Santa Cruz County.

This month, the Santa Cruz County library oversight board continues to grapple with making $1.3 million in cuts, resulting in the layoff of 25 employees.