Walk down the sidewalks, drive along the boulevards, hang out along the beaches of Santa Cruz County, and you can”t not see it. It”s there on T-shirts, caps and hoodies. You”ll se… ...

On May 22, the Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously to approve a $3.5 million loan to pay for building a sports complex downtown at 140 Front St., which is owned by the Seaside Company.

The Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, where painted ponies have been spinning for a century, is a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills.