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Graniterock held its 16th annual Algebra Academy in July, designed to give middle school students a head start on advanced math concepts.

UNIQUE DESIGN The Walt Disney Concert Hall on South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles first opened in 2003. (Photos by Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

TEEING UP Alexander Wigginton (left) and Michael Kirihara work through a round of golf Wednesday at the Pajaro Valley Golf Club.TEEING UP Alexander Wigginton (left) and Michael Kirihara work through a round of golf Wednesday at the Pajaro Valley Golf Club.(Photos by Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

A city’s primary responsibility is ensuring the safety of its people.

When Angela Farley founded Teen Kitchen Project more than a decade ago, the idea was born from one of the most difficult chapters of her life. As her 5-yea

More than 150 volunteers gathered Saturday at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz with a simple mission: make sure thousands of Santa Cruz County students are ready to begin the school year.

The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides,

In a special meeting Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will consider declaring a state of fiscal distress and asking voters to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax that county officials say is needed to offset steep federal funding cuts and protect essential public services.

A year and a half after the massive battery fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, a final environmental assessment concludes that off-site soil, sediment and surface water sampled around the facility do not appear to pose an unacceptable long-term risk to people or wildlife.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to place a half-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot that would fund an array of “safety net” services in the face of looming state and federal cuts.