Oil Platform Gilda loomed prominently on my immediate northeastern horizon. Standing tall, it was the last platform I paddled ...

A Memorial Day weekend canoe race in California turned wild when a sea lion hopped onto a Santa Cruz crew’s racing canoe. See ...

Discover top Central California fishing spots including Lake Don Pedro, Bass Lake and New Melones with current reports for bass, trout, kokanee and salmon.

The city of Santa Cruz celebrated the installation of a publicly accessible automated external defibrillator at Lighthouse ...

Santa Cruz is the birthplace of surf culture in the US, and it's loaded with amazing spots to not only catch a wave but to ...

Localism, aggressive behavior, literal fist-to-fist fighting. These are all pretty rare things in the year of our lord, 2026, when it comes to surfing. Don’t get me wrong, they still exist; but it was ...

David Farley is an alumnus of University of California, Santa Cruz. Once, Santa Cruz was a sleepy, somewhat conservative beach town. That changed in 1965 when the University of California flicked on ...

Operation Surf, a nonprofit founded by pro-surfer Van Curaza, is hosting a week-long program in Santa Cruz County to help veterans heal through surfing. Operation Surf, a nonprofit founded by ...

Photography by Aaron Checkwood, Joe Foster, Ryan Schnell, Owen Beim, Jean-Paul Van Swae, Ryan “Chachi” Craig, Chris Grant, and Julia Dinerman. Surfing in California around the Fourth Of July holiday ...