#santa-cruz

#santa-cruz

The 155-room property, which includes 21 plush suites, boasts a prime spot on Beach Street steps away from the sand and Santa Cruz's boardwalk. And many guest rooms have unobstructed ocean views. There are also four restaurants, an expansive spa, 13,000 square feet of meeting spaces, and a rooftop deck, where guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of the Pacific.

It's a sunny Tuesday afternoon in May, and it could not be nicer in Santa Cruz: 73 degrees without a cloud in the sky. A gentle breeze rustles the city's palm trees. Teenagers yelp as they chug along the pavement on trick bikes, and parents lazily wander back from the beach, their sunburnt toddlers already sound asleep in their strollers. There's nothing I'd love more than to read my book by the ocean, but my growling stomach leads me through the robin's-egg blue doors of a building in the shadow of the boardwalk.

A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Coast Road on Saturday just north of the Santa Cruz city limits. According to Cecile Juliette, a public information officer with the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, the plane consisted of a pilot and a student and lost power over Scotts Valley, prompting an emergency landing.

At Cotoni-Coast Dairies, a newly developed trail system spans nearly nine miles and is designed for hiking and mountain biking, showcasing the area's natural beauty.

Alwa Gordon has announced his performance on July 18 at The Loft as part of the Stop Drop and Roll radio show series, where he will be featured alongside interviews and meet-and-greet opportunities.

Santa Cruz police are warning parked vehicle owners to closely inspect recent parking tickets issued in the beach areas due to reports of fraudulent citations.

It's kind of devastating, because for years, I've been coming out here and being able to look down to see the seals and stuff like that.

"Rebuilding all of the destroyed section...will cost roughly $14 million. A restaurant, a restroom building and popular sea lion viewing areas are gone."