Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and Community Voices opinion pieces from contributors.

More than 50 artists and community members showed up at a county budget hearing this summer to defend arts funding — and their advocacy made a difference, writes Jim Brown, executive director of Arts ...

Nearly 40 years after “The Lost Boys” turned Santa Cruz into Santa Carla, actor Jamison Newlander hopes to bring the film’s worldwide fan base together in Santa Cruz for the 40th anniversary of its ...

More than 50 artists and community members showed up at a county budget hearing this summer to defend arts funding — and their advocacy made a difference, writes Jim Brown, executive director of Arts ...

In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident urges a yes vote on countywide Measure D to oppose oil, gas and mineral drilling off the Central Coast.

A study from a California-based law firm has ranked Santa Cruz the sixth-most-dangerous city in the state for cyclists. Active transportation advocates and professionals, despite not being intimately ...

Looking for a place to study, read or take a break at UC Santa Cruz? Students share their favorite campus spots, from quiet libraries and scenic meadows to a hidden hideaway under a bridge near ...

An envelope mailed to U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office containing a suspicious powdery substance prompted an evacuation of ...

Political organizers across Santa Cruz County are hoping to draw large crowds this weekend for a fourth round of “No Kings” protests that will focus on getting people to vote in the November midterm ...

The need has never been greater. As the cost of groceries, housing, and other essentials continues to rise, more and more ...

Friday news for the Westside and downtown Santa Cruz.

The Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County is holding a veterans career event on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon at Station 5, ...