Good morning! It’s Oct. 26 — here’s what’s going on in your community today… Today will see areas of low clouds, then sun and cool. The high will be 61 with a low of 47. Watsonville Community Hospital ...

The on-ramp to southbound Highway 1 from Park Avenue in Capitola is facing closures for paving work. The closure is expected ...

Watsonville Community Hospital’s board is scheduled to decide whether to shutter the facility’s labor and delivery services and neonatal intensive care unit as the financially struggling hospital ...

UC Santa Cruz’s five-year agreement with BCycle could end early as the e-bike rental company seeks more university funding, citing bike and docking-station damage and rising operating costs. The bikes ...

Lookout’s editorial board supports the Scotts Valley hotel tax, Measure G. It makes sense for the city, given its looming budget deficit, and is only a modest increase for visitors.

Proponents say Proposition 2 would allow the state to shore up its reserves for an economic downturn. Critics say it would only allow state leaders to spend more in the future.

California needs more housing and infrastructure, but Proposition 45 goes too far, write environmental and conservation leaders Sarah Newkirk, Chris Wilmers and Noelle Chambers. The measure would ...

From haunted hotels and vampire balls to drag raves and downtown costume madness, Santa Cruz County is ready to get its freak ...

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at the Santa Cruz Main Jail on Saturday morning seeking to take ...

One of my favorite parts of working at Lookout Santa Cruz is getting out into the community and connecting with people face-to-face. We spend a lot of time reporting on the decisions that affect our ...

Anticipate heavy traffic and local road closures this Sunday for the inaugural Santa Cruz Marathon. From Wilder Ranch State Park to Capitola Village, here are the locations and times to look out for ...