Surfers jockey for waves at the 38th Ave. surf break off Pleasure Point. Times of London named Santa Cruz the #1 surf destination in the world citing the "endless selection of surf spots" ranging from South County to the North Coast. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Images from Santa Cruz County as people deal with the area’s heroin problem.
See the Sentinel’s special report: ‘Heroin Highway’ for stories, video, map and discussion
Amgen Tour of California riders cycle through Devil's Slide after making the climb out of Pacifica on Tuesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
More photos from the ride down the Northern California coast on Stage 3 of the Tour of California
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach as Mason and Connor McClure play around on Thursday. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach on Thursday. The lifeguard program just received last-minute funding to keep the seasonal staffing watching over beaches. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard Dustin Marty holds his binoculars up for Connor and Mason McClure to peer through as their sister Morgan watches, Kyle Marty stands in the background. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A mother gray whale escorts her young calf away from the surf line off the Main Beach and San Lorenzo River mouth Friday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A gray whale-- less than 100 yards offshore-- spouts off the Main Beach Friday. (Dan Coyro/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
A gray whale mother and her young calf cruised the Santa Cruz Main Beach Friday just past the surf line. (Dan Coyro/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
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A spray painted mural by local artist Ezra Moon adorns the plywood covering the empty display window frame at Velvet Underground on Pacific Avenue on Thursday where a window shattered during a riot Saturday night stood. The artwork was designed by Velvet Underground owner Diane Towns granddaughter Jasmine Glenn. Towns says, We wanted to turn something very negative into something very positive. We are so grateful for the outpouring of love and support from our community." (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
Paintings by Ezra Moon bring an upbeat message to the Pacific Avenue at Dell Williams until the jewelry store can replace the windows shattered on Saturday
See Sentinel story: A message of hope and thanks in downtown Santa Cruz
Animal Control officer Walter Johnston pleads with dog-owner Phillip Snider to let the dog go under a ten-day quarantine required by law after the dog bit an alleged assailant. Photo by Robinson Kuntz
New Birth Baptist Church Rev. Bruce E. Rivers takes a moment to watch the sun setting behind the buildings of downtown Watsonville during an all-day prayer session to commemorate the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Photo by Robinson Kuntz
Roxie Jones is visible through a smashed display window of the Rittenhouse Building on Pacific Avenue on Sunday morning as she tries to remove paint splattered on her car by rioters in downtown Santa Cruz. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)