Andrew Goldenkranz, Robin Sukow and Meilin Obinata are running for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Area I seat after incumbent Joy Flynn decided not to seek reelection. All newcomers ...

October events & ways to connect By Brianna DuPre \| Community Engagement Intern. With next month’s midterm elections on the horizon and Halloween fast ...

With next month’s midterm elections on the horizon and Halloween fast approaching, the months are flying by! Luckily, October hosts an abundance of opportunities for locals to stay connected and ...

Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band alum, saxophonist and music educator Ben Flocks will return to Santa Cruz on Thursday to perform songs from his new album, “Moonshades,” joined by Billy Mohler and Jay ...

Get the best of Lookout Santa Cruz directly in your email inbox.

Measure E supporters District 5 Santa Cruz County Supervisor Monica Martinez and Watsonville City Councilmember Maria Orozco urge county voters to approve a five-year, half-cent sales tax to protect ...

Get the best of Lookout Santa Cruz directly in your email inbox.

Santa Cruz County, with upper 90s forecast in the mountains, which are under a heat advisory until Wednesday night, and 80s ...

Highway 9 at Pool Drive in the San Lorenzo Valley has alternating lane closures because of bridge work. This is expected to ...

A contentious, competitive race for Santa Cruz mayor has included a number of claims that both candidates have consistently rejected – most notably, that Ami Chen Mills wants to cancel a $500,000 loan ...

A property dispute between a number of Aptos Village property owners and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is slated to head to trial on Oct. 19. The dispute is centered on ...

Open Studios has begun. For the first three weekends of October, Santa Cruz County artists are opening their studios — inviting us into the places where the work gets made. This year, close to 350 ...