Fifty-two weeks ago, we announced the earth-shaking news that Lookout Santa Cruz had won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.
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One year after the Pulitzer Prize: A year of growth, impact — and what comes next
Fifty-two weeks ago, we announced the earth-shaking news that Lookout Santa Cruz had won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.
Reporting without fear or favor – and big Lookout milestones
We’ve never seen a year start like this one, and we are so glad to be reporting for you. From Day 1 of the Trump administration, which witnessed the self-immolation in front of Santa Cruz City Hall to the ICE seizure of Adolfo Gonzalez off of Market Street in Santa Cruz, we’re deeply covering the […]
Lookout’s next wave: An update from Lookout CEO
Fall updates: Elections, Neighborhood Roundup, and Lookout’s expansion plans Fall is in the air at Lookout. We’re completing our voluminous election coverage, and endorsements, as you mark your ballots. And we all await the results, the potentially profound national ones, and all the local races and measures that set the table for 2025. I’m proud […]
Lookout Local announces the beginning of its network, Oregon launch, national leadership
Good morning! We want all our readers to be the first in Santa Cruz County to get the great news that Lookout is expanding. As Lookout looks forward to its fifth year here, we’ve named Eugene-Springfield, the second-largest metro area in Oregon, as our second community to serve. We’ll launch there early in 2025, and […]
Lookout Update: Sign in!—so we can make the best use of tech for you
Lookout is introducing a new system that will make it easier for you to manage your membership account and your newsletter choices. This means all of our members and newsletter recipients must sign in again. The directions are easy – it takes less than a minute.
Lookout Update: Amid national news gloom and doom, we’re reviving local news together
The movement toward sustainable local news is growing. Here’s what we have proved together: Informed, community-minded readers value and support news from dedicated journalists and community builders.
Welcome to Lookout’s updated look
It’s Lookout’s third birthday and we are celebrating it with you with our redesigned website. We’ve talked with many of you over our more than a thousand days of publishing, and gotten lots of great feedback — and ideas for making Lookout better and better. We’ve listened, and after a few months of transition – […]
Lookout Update: New office, anniversary party and a great year ahead
In the first installment of this week’s column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love reviews the Wines of the Santa Cruz…
Lookout Update: We’re doing more in ‘24. Will you?
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…

