Explore a list of holiday-themed family-friendly events happening this week in County, pulled from Lookout's free events ...

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only ...

Downtown Santa Cruz bar Front & Cooper will transform into a festive seasonal pop-up for the month of December, offering a kitschy menu of holiday cocktails in partnership with Miracle, an ...

Although the Climate Prediction Center estimates a 57% chance this winter of a La Niña weather pattern, often characterized by drier weather, the Central Coast’s unique location makes it difficult to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urgently preparing to protect reproductive rights from the incoming Trump administration — and the looming possibility of Project 2025-inspired policies.

Santa Cruz’s Measure Z, the first soda tax passed in the U.S. since 2018, delivers a rebuke to the beverage industry’s $1.7 ...

Mackenzies Chocolates closing, crab season still on hold, local artists add to Pacific Cookie Company's appeal, an honor for ...

Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation is launching its first Holiday Glow Guide showcasing the most festive and creative holiday ...

The daylong Pajaro Valley Unified School District Choir Festival at Aptos High’s Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16 featured ...

An October surf event in Capitola for women only was disrupted when a man registered to compete. He did it, he said, to make ...

Some sectors of California's economy, like agriculture, would be hit directly by mass deportations Donald Trump promised ...

A mean-spirited anti-transgender action undermined my beloved local surf contest, writes local author and surfer. Here, ...