Six months, 1,600 stories, one Lookout

In Lookout’s first six months, we’ve published more than 1,600 stories, providing you with the best in local journalism alongside Santa Cruz-oriented state and national coverage from the Los Angeles Times, CalMatters and others. These 12 articles produced by our team represent some of the best of what we’ve offered — and lay the foundation for more comprehensive community journalism in the post-pandemic future. Want more? Check out our ‘21 for ’21' series, as well as our ‘Access Democracy’ page. Like what you see? Support us by becoming a member.

Six months, 1,600 stories, one Lookout

Two young women have posted more than 45 stories detailing sexual assault and violence from students and alumni of San...

Two former San Lorenzo Valley High School students are telling Lookout about their experiences with Eric Kahl, one of...

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

A “fourth surge” in Santa Cruz County, and California as a whole, is now unlikely, according to scientists and local...

For more than half a century, the communities of Watsonville and Pajaro have lived in the shadow of a levee system that...

The architecture firm hired by Capitola to design its new library made a critical mistake by setting the building too...

LOOKOUT INVESTIGATES: Documents obtained by Lookout and interviews with district and county education officials reveal...

SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month....

Who were Miri Villalobos and Santiago Tehandon? Two members of a Watsonville community that has absorbed 45% of Santa...

Wayne Kiba was lucky to end up floating on his back in the water, he was lucky to have quick help from first responders...

For the record, it’s MAH-noo, not MAN-noo. However it’s pronounced, Manu Koenig’s name now has a new currency in Santa...