What is to happen in deep-blue California now that red-state power in Washington has been restored? We sat down with two of California's sharpest thinkers, writer Steve Kettmann and sociologist Manuel ...

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach unexpectedly lost her husband to cancer in February. She loves her Aptos home, but ...

Santa Cruz County could one day have a medical school. UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive is in early discussions ...

Santa Cruz civic leaders unveiled an ambitious dual-tax proposal to fund affordable housing, blending a $99 annual parcel tax ...

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After 40 years, Santa Cruz chocolate maker Mackenzies Chocolates is closing. Husband-and-wife team Ian and Mary Rose ...

At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Watsonville Planning Commission plans to hear an appeal filed by a resident asking the commission ...

Small businesses are struggling to regain foot traffic after the pandemic. So Santa Cruz's Comicopolis took to social media ...

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The trial to determine Adrian Gonzalez’s freedom began Thursday afternoon after three days of jury selection. Attorneys gave ...

David Sanford, Santa Cruz County's agricultural commissioner, is defending his agency after local activists and the county’s ...

Trans and nonbinary people and their allies came together on Wednesday night to mark Trans Day of Remembrance to honor ...