THE HERE & NOW: Historian Sherry L. Smith will discuss her new book Bohemians West: Free Love, Family, and Radicals in Twentieth-Century America, a story of West Coast free-love pioneers a century ago at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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Watsonville nursing home sued by family of resident who died during COVID-19 outbreak
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Raitt, Scaggs, Hagar headline ‘Love You Madly’ show for fire relief
THE HERE & NOW: Santa Cruz County gets some much-needed love from an impressive lineup of musical talent on Dec. 5. Benefit fire relief efforts have already distributed more than $600,000.
Lookout Santa Cruz: We’re here, for you
Yes, it’s challenging to launch a news organization during a pandemic. But we believe this: more journalism is better than less.
Back to the future, with a bright outlook for news
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: In some ways, our local news start-up is revolutionary. In others, it’s a throwback to the days when editors screamed “stop the presses” and crafty reporters found ways to disable pay phones so competing journalists couldn’t use them.
I think I might need a COVID-19 test. Now what?
Santa Cruz County has more than a dozen COVID-19 testing sites, each with different procedures. A new site opens Dec. 21. Here’s everything you need to know.
Lookout Local names key members of its founding team
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Lookout Santa Cruz launches as ‘full-service, modern digital news experience’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
CHARTS: All the data that tells the story of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County
The COVID-19 pandemic has now spanned more than a year. After a deadly winter surge, cases are down and more than a third of the county’s adult population has been vaccinated. Health officials are hopeful that the end is in sight, but it’s not here yet. County hospitals continue to treat COVID-19 patients, and new […]
Santa Cruz still ‘in it for the long haul’ with COVID, county health officer says
LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: Gail Newel discusses how the virus is spreading, school reopening plans, testing, “COVID fatigue” and how we should handle the holidays. She even reveals her own Thanksgiving plans.

