Mark Sponsler has gained cult status among big-wave surfers thanks to his ability to time a wave down to the minute and predict its height to within inches. The retired engineer’s website, Stormsurf, ...

Local businessperson and mom Brooke Secor responds to a recent Lookout op-ed by Tom Decker, a Republican who has strong ideas about why Donald Trump won in November. She believes it's not about the ...

Mark Sponsler has gained cult status among big-wave surfers thanks to his ability to time a wave down to the minute and predict its height to within inches. The retired engineer’s website, Stormsurf, ...

A pre-dawn explosion and fire struck Capitola Village near the Esplanade on Christmas morning. Police and firefighters said no one was injured in the blaze.

Santa Cruz city officials said Tuesday that there is no estimated reopening date for the wharf, which was undergoing repairs ...

From her home near Sacramento, Ruby Shields was frantically trying to recover her mother's memorial bench, part of the end of ...

Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud captured the aftermath of Monday's huge swells, which caused a portion of the Santa ...

A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday, plunging three construction workers into 25-foot swells. At least nine ...

Measure Z was a big win for Santa Cruz, California, public health and democracy, write James Krieger and Jennifer Falbe, researchers from the University of Washington and UC Davis who have evaluated ...

News, notes and recommendations from the world of Santa Cruz County food & drink via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.

The City of Watsonville has tapped Nick Calubaquib to join Nathalie Manning as deputy city manager. Calubaquib, who has ...

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