Carlos Palacios, Santa Cruz County's top government executive, will retire in December after nearly a decade at the helm.

As rapid development reshapes downtown Santa Cruz, longtime residents worry about rising rents, lost convenience, strained ...

Caltrans, with help from the California Highway Patrol, is doing maintenance work on Highway 9 at the intersection with ...

Leaders from Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties gathered in Salinas on Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to ...

Mike Rotkin arrived in Santa Cruz in 1969, not long after the University of California, and soon not only became a pillar of ...

Santa Cruz County residents can register their opinion via survey and a virtual meeting on climate conservation spending to ...

The Santa Cruz City Council this week approved a variety of proposed economic incentives to reduce vacant storefronts and ...

With the passing of Mike Rotkin, a giant in the Santa Cruz community for decades, Lookout invites readers to submit tributes ...

After the second mountain lion sighting in the city this month on Monday morning, Watsonville police are reminding the ...

Santa Cruz County high school students are tired of their schools generating copious amounts of food waste. That’s why Youth for Environmental Action, a student-led group under the Santa Cruz County ...

In Scotts Valley, a city plan to tighten rules around unleashed dogs in public parks, including banning pooches from some areas, is sparking tension among sports leagues, dog lovers and city officials ...

Pajaro Valley flood victims are still waiting for relief, and the over 1,000 plaintiffs suing the government agencies are inching closer to their day in court, or a settlement.