Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed education budget for the next school year is filled with uncertainty since no one can predict what voters in November will decide about new taxes. But one cut is clear. He's calling for the complete elimination of any transportation funding. Districts that serve far-flung populations immediately worried about how to pay for an essential service for their students. They say that the cut will have a negative impact on programs beyond transportation...

Neighbors of Monterey Park in Capitola made it clear to the city's council that they won't support a 9,000-square-foot skate feature as proposed by the local skate community, even if...

When Target opens in the Capitola Mall this July, shoppers there will for the first time be able to pick up fresh ingredients for dinner and stock their pantries where they can also...

"I am not a candidate for Santa Cruz County Supervisor in 2012," Vic Marani told The Post in an email in the wake of reports that he was withdrawing from the second district race because...