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City Life

Jewel, Ben Harper and more: Sol Festival is on the horizon

City Life

Jewel, Ben Harper and more: Sol Festival is on the horizon

By Wallace Baine

Quick Take

Roaring Camp will be the scene Sept. 15-17 for the Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival, where the big names include Jewel,...
Civic Life

Field begins to coalesce in races for three Santa Cruz County supervisor seats

Civic Life

Field begins to coalesce in races for three Santa Cruz County supervisor seats

By Christopher Neely

Quick Take

Incumbent Manu Koenig is facing a challenge from pro-rail Lani Faulkner in District 1, while the retirement of Zach...
Civic Life

Sex offender Michael Cheek denied transient release in Santa Cruz County as efforts continue to place him

Civic Life

Sex offender Michael Cheek denied transient release in Santa Cruz County as efforts continue to place him

By Christopher Neely

Quick Take

“I don’t know why my due process or liberty interest rights are not being considered here,” Michael Cheek told a Santa...
Food & Drink

Humble Sea Tavern in Felton abruptly closes its doors

Food & Drink

Humble Sea Tavern in Felton abruptly closes its doors

By Lily Belli

Quick Take

Opened in February 2022, Humble Sea Tavern announced Tuesday that it will close permanently. The news comes as Santa...
Opinion from Community Voices

I didn’t get divine inspiration from the CZU fire — until I saw Mother Mary standing in the ashes

Opinion from Community Voices

I didn’t get divine inspiration from the CZU fire — until I saw Mother Mary standing in the ashes

By Laura Leroy

Quick Take

Landscaper Laura Leroy got jolted awake during a lightning storm that started the CZU fire on Aug. 16, 2020. She then...
Civic Life

Releasing convicted rapist Cheek to live in RV latest possibility in saga returning to Santa Cruz courtroom

Civic Life

Releasing convicted rapist Cheek to live in RV latest possibility in saga returning to Santa Cruz courtroom

By Christopher Neely

Quick Take

Finding a path for convicted sex offender Michael Cheek back into the community has proved challenging, and on Tuesday,...
Food & Drink

Felton’s Grove Cafe closed after a fire, expects to reopen this weekend

Food & Drink

Felton’s Grove Cafe closed after a fire, expects to reopen this weekend

By Lily Belli

Quick Take

The Grove Cafe and Bakery will be closed for several days following a Saturday night kitchen fire. Thanks to a...
Civic Life

County supervisors gear up to tackle housing plans, mental health courts, Pajaro River levee and CZU recovery

Civic Life

County supervisors gear up to tackle housing plans, mental health courts, Pajaro River levee and CZU recovery

By Christopher Neely

Quick Take

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors returns from its extended summer break next week. Lookout Politics and Policy...

San Lorenzo Valley

A plan by the Santa Cruz County Parks Department to replace the dilapidated volleyball court at Felton Covered Bridge...

Roaring Camp will be the scene Sept. 15-17 for the Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival, where the big names include Jewel,...

Incumbent Manu Koenig is facing a challenge from pro-rail Lani Faulkner in District 1, while the retirement of Zach...

“I don’t know why my due process or liberty interest rights are not being considered here,” Michael Cheek told a Santa...

Opened in February 2022, Humble Sea Tavern announced Tuesday that it will close permanently. The news comes as Santa...

Landscaper Laura Leroy got jolted awake during a lightning storm that started the CZU fire on Aug. 16, 2020. She then...

Finding a path for convicted sex offender Michael Cheek back into the community has proved challenging, and on Tuesday,...

The Grove Cafe and Bakery will be closed for several days following a Saturday night kitchen fire. Thanks to a...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors returns from its extended summer break next week. Lookout Politics and Policy...

Dianne Feinstein survived two assassination attempts and a mayoral recall to become the most popular politician in...

Watsonville Community Hospital’s new CEO, Stephen Gray, says he aims to transform the facility into one of the nation’s...

Federal child-care funding is expiring, which could send providers spiraling. California will probably avoid the worst...

Two young entrepreneurs who themselves struggled to remain housed now run a company that aims to create affordable...

Watsonville Community Hospital’s governing board approved a four-year contract Wednesday for its new CEO, Stephen Gray....

Watsonville Community Hospital’s governing board is set to vote next Wednesday to appoint Stephen Gray as its next CEO....

New policies requiring schools to notify parents if a student is gender-nonconforming are seeping into campus culture in...

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach has fallen for Anderson Cooper. His podcast, anyway. On it, he unpacks his grief at...

While satellites and offshore buoys can inform scientists about marine heat waves, the effects on ocean species are less...

Recent storms have dampened conditions but have also spurred new vegetation that could act as fuel for fires. And strong...

Pacific Collegiate School senior Jack Driscoll-Natale invented a low-cost water-quality monitor that’s easy to use and...

Shareen Bell got spooked by the smell of wildfire that hung in the air around Santa Cruz County last week. It took her...

Zen Musubi opened earlier this month in the kiosk on Pacific Avenue formerly occupied by Café Campesino. Owner Lisa...

Aiming to showcase the “endless” pool of Santa Cruz County arts talent, the group show “Ten” opens Saturday at the...

In her weekly roundup of news and notes from the Santa Cruz County business community, Jessica M. Pasko looks at hurdles...

Llano Seco Meats, one of the Bay Area’s largest suppliers of heritage pork, ceased production in mid-September, leaving...