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Watsonville citizens clear on favorite downtown features. Could six new neighborhoods be in their future?

Civic Life

Watsonville citizens clear on favorite downtown features. Could six new neighborhoods be in their future?

By Isabella Cueto

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A survey asking Watsonville residents what they want out of their downtown area came back with the farmers’ market and...
Food & Drink

Delivery done right: A look at the local establishments bringing you the goods

Food & Drink

Delivery done right: A look at the local establishments bringing you the goods

By Amber Turpin

Quick Take

Here we are again on the verge of a stay-at-home order with all our great outdoor dining opportunities about to be put...
Local Business

Bookshop Santa Cruz workers rally as owner responds to unionization effort

Local Business

Bookshop Santa Cruz workers rally as owner responds to unionization effort

By Lookout Santa Cruz

Quick Take

Looking for better communication on COVID-19 protocols and wages more in line with Santa Cruz affordability, workers are...
Guides

Holiday gift guide: The best of shopping local in Santa Cruz County

Guides

Holiday gift guide: The best of shopping local in Santa Cruz County

By Georgia Johnson

Quick Take

We scoured the area so you wouldn’t have to. Give the gift of Santa Cruz County this holiday season by shopping from...
Environment

A struggling recycling industry faces new crisis with coronavirus

Environment

A struggling recycling industry faces new crisis with coronavirus

By Megan Calfas

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

In the face of this new crisis, recyclers are having to adjust to the paradox of pandemic life. While the increased use...

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The Capitola Planning Commission voted Thursday night to approve permits for up to three food truck vendors to operate...

From hair salons to the outdoor dining, small business owners are struggling. Stranded Beauty Bar in Seabright and Venus...

A survey asking Watsonville residents what they want out of their downtown area came back with the farmers’ market and...

Here we are again on the verge of a stay-at-home order with all our great outdoor dining opportunities about to be put...

Looking for better communication on COVID-19 protocols and wages more in line with Santa Cruz affordability, workers are...

We scoured the area so you wouldn’t have to. Give the gift of Santa Cruz County this holiday season by shopping from...

In the face of this new crisis, recyclers are having to adjust to the paradox of pandemic life. While the increased use...

The “temporary outdoor living ordinance,” known as TOLO, was first unveiled in late February but went through multiple,...

The California Coastal Commission, the state agency in charge of coastal preservation and access, says Santa Cruz...

Much-needed federal relief — close to $53 million total over two years — is heading to Santa Cruz County, a windfall...

Gonzalez, now 21, is set to be sentenced on April 27. But a recent California Supreme Court ruling sets the stage for...

The lone remaining denizen of the purple tier is Merced County after Inyo County advanced to the less-restrictive red...

Despite the pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, one Santa Cruz health official says the county is on...

In making the announcement, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is vaccinating more than 3 million people a week and is...

Newly renovated and reopened in 2017, the Quarry at UC Santa Cruz was shut down for a year due to the pandemic. Now,...

Cal Fire Chief Ian Larkin reflects on what this year’s fire season could have in store — and what it has already thrown...

‘I believe that we no longer have fire seasons,’ the congressman said in a wide-ranging ‘Fireside Zoom’ with Lookout’s...

Youth summer camps and fun classes are making a comeback in Santa Cruz. The city parks department has announced a long...

As part of Tandy Beal’s new Keep On Truckin’ program, every weekend through mid-June a highly accomplished professional...

East Bay senator’s bill could make California the first state in the country to provide universal school meals.

Santa Cruz playwright and actor Steve “Spike” Wong, a former schoolteacher, talked to Lookout Santa Cruz about the...