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An angler casts from a perch along West Cliff in Santa Cruz as a pelican glides northward. Rock cod are the most commonly caught fish in the area although ling cod and cabezon are sometimes hooked as well.

A deer scampers across the 18th fairway at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz.

A cyclist pedals along the Coastal Rail Trail between Santa Cruz and Davenport as a field of Brussels sprouts is irrigated.

Local author Jonathan Franzen took part in a book signing as part of a Bookshop Santa Cruz event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Franzen’s seminal novel.

Members of the local Jewish community gather at Natural Bridges State Beach on Sunday for the Tashlich ritual organized by Temple Beth El.

Visitors to the Farm at UC Santa Cruz climb a hill above the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the campus main entrance. The farm is part of the UCSC Division of Social Sciences’ Center for Agroecology whose mission is to advance…

The community turned out in large numbers on Sunday for Fiestas Patrias in Watsonville.

Folklórico dancers from Los Lupeños de San José pose for a photo near the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus. The dancers are part of Cashion Cultural Legacy, a nonprofit arts organization based in San José, and came to Santa Cruz for a rec…

People cooled off in the Pacific Ocean at Natural Bridges State Beach this week as mid-week temperatures rose to near triple digits. A cooling trend to normal temps kicked in Thursday and the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures…

The Roaring Camp Beach Train heads toward the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk after traveling over the crossings at Encinal, Fern and Coral streets and Highway 1.