Seacliff State Beach Wants Your Input on Its Future
The cement ship is gone from the pier, but the beach isn't done. Seacliff State Beach is asking the community what the park should become next, and the online i…
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Steamer Lane: A Local's Guide to Santa Cruz's Most Famous Wave
There are surf spots in Santa Cruz County, and then there's Steamer Lane. Every town on the coast has a wave it's proud of. Steamer Lane is the one we built a r…
Read the story →The Coastline Dispatch: West Cliff Is Moving and the Otters Are Back
Free every Tuesday. No spam, just the coast. Get your own copy: coastlinelocals.beehiiv.com/subscribe The story this week The city is moving West Cliff Drive. N…
Read the story →West Cliff Drive Is Moving: The Fight Over Santa Cruz's Most Walked Road
The city is moving West Cliff Drive. Not the path. The road. That's what's in front of the city council this week: design plans to relocate the drive as the cli…
Read the story →Oil Drilling Off Santa Cruz: The Fight Is Back
They want to drill for oil off our coast. Again. The feds just dropped a draft plan with two lease sales on the Central Coast. Not a rumor, not a threat. A docu…
Read the story →The Seacliff Cement Ship: The Story Behind California's Most Famous Ruin
Every local has a photo of it. Tourists ask about it constantly. And almost nobody knows the full story of the boat that never sailed. A ship that was never a s…
Read the story →The Best Surf Spots in Santa Cruz County: A Local's Guide
Ask ten locals where to surf in Santa Cruz County and you'll get ten answers, none of them wrong. This isn't a listicle from a travel blog. It's the spots, the…
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