As we look ahead to what people will be talking about and doing in the new year, some issues return and some are new: the economy and what it means for local schools and governments, the local attempt to buy the Union Pacific branch rail line, what to do about roads and highways, and ongoing impact studies for a desalination plant. Others are newer, including what happens with the end of California redevelopment funding, scooters versus skaters in Scotts Valley and...

Area law enforcement is asking for the public's help in locating Rudy Davis after he took his own truck from an impound lot while his license was suspended. The white Dodge pickup...

Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget would eliminate part of a previous plan to make sure California's youngest kindergarteners are ready for the state's challenging academic standards...

After a year in which Capitola saw more than $2 million in damages from flood waters courtesy of a broken storm pipe, city leaders will focus on addressing what lies in the flood plain...