Opal Cliffs, also known as Privates, is a secluded pocket beach managed by a neighborhood district and accessible with a $100 annual gate key.

In 1949, residents of the Opal Cliffs neighborhood got Santa Cruz County’s approval to establish their own recreation district to manage a sweet cove just up the coast from Capitola.

Opal Cliffs is a public school located in Capitola, CA, which is in a mid-size suburb setting. The student population of Opal Cliffs is 3 and the school serves K-8.

The dispute over a gate in Opal Cliffs Park near Santa Cruz that leads to a sandy cove is one of many waged in California over the public's right to access the coastline.

Capitola >> Transitional kindergarten students and staff at Opal Cliffs School sang along to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to open the ceremony honoring founder Michelle McBride. McBride was ...

Pleasure Point's streets in Santa Cruz are lined with parked cars every summer as fair-weather surfers park, unload their longboards, and paddle out.