If you live along or visit the west coast of California you have likely seen various types of structures designed to stop the coastline from eroding. Two common ways to d...
Santa Cruz’s cultural identity and economic well being are tied up with tourism and surfing in the beautiful Monterey Bay. Monterey Bay is an important marine ecosy...
In the early 1900s, the area from Lighthouse Point to Bay Street was often called Millionaire’s Row because of its many fine mansions. Most of the mansions were in...
There are a lot of parks and open space in our lives that we often take for granted. Many times that gorgeous place where you can enjoy nature, and maybe stare out into t...
Thanks to Archer Koch of MultiRotorCam.com, we are updating this story with his great aerial video of the wave motor pumping it out in February, 2015. Along West Cliff Dr...
Natural Bridges State Beach derives its name from three beautiful natural bridges that were present in the early 1900s. Today, only the middle one remains and technically...
Welcome to what locals call the “stinky beach.” Located near the end of Almar Avenue, the smell varies depending on the day. Coincidentally, the City of Santa Cruz Wastew...
In 2009, Surfer Magazine named Santa Cruz, California as the best surfing town and extolled Steamer Lane as a “world class right-hand reef-point.” But do not...
The sediments at the top of this cliff face along West Cliff Drive are generally referred to as recent from a geological perspective. They are from the Quaternary Period,...
