Un apagón causado por un problema de equipo en una subestación de Pacific Gas & Electric cerca del Hospital Dominican en Live Oak dejó a casi 18,500 residentes del condado de Santa Cruz sin electricidad la tarde del viernes.
Ashley Palma-Jimenez
Ashley Palma-Jimenez is a junior at UC Santa Cruz, where she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in literature. As a writer, she is passionate about telling stories that often go unrecognized, and her goal is to tell these stories in a way that is accurate, honest and trustworthy. She joins Lookout Santa Cruz as an intern through the UCSC Humanities Excel program.
Museum of Natural History receives highest national honor
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History has received accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the nation’s highest recognition afforded to museums.
Las propuestas para ubicar al violador Michael Cheek en Watsonville o Santa Cruz han sido retiradas tras la oposición de la comunidad
Las propuestas para ubicar al violador convicto Michael Cheek en hoteles en Watsonville y Santa Cruz fueron retiradas el viernes tras una fuerte oposición de miembros de la comunidad y funcionarios públicos, según la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz to celebrate completion of wharf repairs
The City of Santa Cruz will celebrate the completion of repairs to the municipal wharf with a public reopening of the southern end on April 29.
La ciudad de Santa Cruz se opone firmemente a un plan para colocar al violador Michael Cheek en un hotel de Santa Cruz
La ciudad de Santa Cruz se opone a una propuesta para la liberación del violador condenado Michael Cheek de la custodia estatal a un hotel a pocas cuadras del Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Earth Day returns to downtown Santa Cruz
Community members will be celebrating Earth Day in downtown Santa Cruz along Pacific Avenue, Cooper Street and at Abbott Square Market from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 18.
Santa Cruz County groups to receive second round of opioid settlement payments
Santa Cruz County nonprofit health organizations will receive $810,000 in opioid settlement funds in 2026 to help provide support for prevention, intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery related to opioid-related disorders.
Bike Santa Cruz County’s cycle fair set for April 11
Bike Santa Cruz County announced that the Santa Cruz Cycle Fair 2026 will take place Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Bicycle Trip at 1001 Soquel Ave.
Santa Cruz Fire Department gets a new fire engine
Santa Cruz Fire Station 61 held a “push-in” ceremony Wednesday to celebrate its newest vehicle, a compact and highly maneuverable four-wheel-drive wildland engine designed for responding quickly to fires in rough terrain.
San Lorenzo Valley residents rebuilding toy box memorial to victims of fatal 1982 landslide
San Lorenzo Valley residents are restoring a toy box memorial for two young brothers who died in the 1982 Love Creek landslide.

