Friday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
San Lorenzo Valley
Facing ‘extinction vortex,’ California grants new protections to some mountain lions
State fish and game officials declared mountain lions on the Central Coast and in Southern California threatened under the state’s endangered species act.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & arts events this weekend, Feb. 12-15
With the Presidents Day long weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County, with a recommendation from Lookout correspondent Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Thursday evening traffic: Highway 9, SR-152 lane closures for roadwork ongoing
Thursday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Wednesday evening traffic: Crash with possible DUI on Thurber Ln; Hwy 9 closure
Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 10
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Tuesday evening traffic: San Lorenzo Valley crash: car fire, 1 hospitalized, 1 missing
Tuesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Monday evening traffic: Lane closures and one-way traffic on Hwy 9, SR-152
Monday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Carmageddon: As RTC officially votes to terminate contract with Progressive Rail, planners hope to have interim trail design by early summer
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission officially voted to terminate its contract with Progressive Rail at its Thursday meeting, which begins the process of taking over operations on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. As that happens, planners are working on the new trail-over-rail design.
Holding the line: What’s happening with salmon in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County’s salmon population faces a variety of threats, but scientists and habitat restoration groups point to the fish’s resilience, bolstered by decades of monitoring and an expanding web of restoration efforts.

