On Tuesday, Lookout was on the ground at Watsonville City Plaza as the Pajaro Valley Collaborative (PVC)—a powerful alliance of 23 nonprofit organizations—came together to outline shared priorities ...

A single lane on Soquel Ave. between La Fonda Ave. and State Park will be closed on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for ...

The acute political crisis we face today in the U.S. is at least partly a result of the decline of vibrant, independent local news. Come on out to the Del Mar Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz to learn ...

After more than 40 years of planning and three years of construction, the La Bahia Hotel & Spa is set to officially open Sept ...

UC Santa Cruz is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of two properties long held by a Santa Cruz family: 214 acres of protected natural land next to its main campus, and about 200 acres of ...

Death Box, a punk-inspired pop-up in downtown Santa Cruz, is bringing smoke-kissed sandwiches, ramen, sourdough loaves and cannoli to the former Alderwood location. Chefs Lance Ebert and Mikey Adams, ...

Social media swirled with rumors that ICE would be among the employers at a job fair at Cal Poly Pomona, something the university said is not true. Still, the campus postponed the event over concerns ...

Santa Cruz High School students face one of the lowest acceptance rates to UC Santa Cruz in the state — even as wealthier schools hundreds of miles away fare far better. Former supervisor and UCSC ...

In her weekly survey of local business, Jessica M. Pasko looks ahead to the first guests finally checking in to the ...

Matt Machado, the county’s director of community development and infrastructure, is an avid biker who was hit twice by cars ...

As crews began to clear the Pajaro River levee encampment on Monday, some of the workers are homeless themselves — and ...

A statewide prohibition on parking minimums has placed cities like Santa Cruz in a tough spot as it prepares to permit ...