Santa Cruz County Local News

Read on to learn about open seats on a number of advisory commissions at the City of Capitola, and consider applying!

Read on to learn how to submit your art for the 2025 Watsonville Strawberry Festival art contest.

The seat on the California Coastal Commission currently occupied by Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings has been opened for applications to serve a full four year term. Read on to learn what's behind this and next steps.

An online forum hosted by the City of Santa Cruz will be held on March 26 for discussion about a six story affordable housing project to be constructed at 525 Water Street. Read on to learn how you can participate.

California’s state budget is mired in what fiscal authorities call a “structural deficit,” meaning its revenues cannot keep up with spending mandated by current law.

Read on to learn the story behind the Army Corps of Engineers abrupt release of billions of gallons of water from two California dams despite pushback from water managers and state elected officials.

AI can help businesses charge you more based on how it evaluates your personal history and desires. California lawmakers want to end that price discrimination.

The governor’s planned $20 billion tunnel to divert more water south and bypass the Delta would bring years of construction noise, pollution and traffic. Residents worry their rural farm towns will never be the same.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Surf City Comic Con at the Capitola Mall on April 5. Read on for details.

California Assembly Bill 247 would significantly raise the hourly wage of inmate firefighters. Read on to learn more.

A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly half a billion dollars in projects be enough?

Youth in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District are encouraged to apply for paid internships in the City of Watsonville's "Summer in the City" program. Read on for details.

In their March 11 meeting, Santa Cruz County supervisors approved new rules to restrict vacation rentals. Read on for more information.

From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.

In these hyper-partisan times, less than 1% of the more than 2,000 bills California lawmakers filed this year have bipartisan coauthors. Here are some of the issues on which Republicans and Democrats agree.

It’s legal in California to evict tenants for nonpayment even when they can pay all their overdue rent. A proposal pending in the Legislature seeks to change that.

The second annual Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo was held on March 8 at the county fairgrounds and featured the experiments, works and exhibits of nearly 200 local students. Read on to learn more.

Lookout Local's Wallace Baine reflects on the transformation of Front Street in Santa Cruz as the downtown building boom continues.

A scheduled service worker strike over health benefits and salaries at Watsonville Community Hospital was averted when a tentative agreement was reached. Read on for details.

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas reopened the application process for the Coastal Commission seat held by Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings. Read on to learn more about what's behind this and next steps.