5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (363+ words) The City of Santa Cruz is set to reject key findings from a critical civil grand jury report that blamed city leaders for not doing enough to prevent pedestrian injuries and deaths. While the grand jury urged immediate traffic safety…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (163+ words) At 77, longtime Santa Cruz swim coach Joel Wilson just set a masters world record at the 2026 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer Nationals in Sacramento — the newest milestone in a career that stretches back more than 70 years. But ask Wilson about it and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (753+ words) Later school start times can disrupt family schedules and cost districts money, but a new study says the benefits for sleep, mental health and academic achievement for California students makes the change worthwhile. California’s mandate requiring later start times for…...

2+ week, 44+ min ago   (517+ words) The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is pushing back on many of the findings in a Civil Grand Jury report on the county’s long-running rail-trail saga, while acknowledging some of the report’s concerns about rising costs, aging infrastructure and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1704+ words) For nearly half a century, Cabrillo College’s original theater hosted world-renowned musicians, Hollywood actors and generations of young artists. It has been dark since 2009. Now, amid a shortage of performance spaces in Santa Cruz County, some are asking whether its…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (90+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Here’s what’s happening on Santa Cruz County roads this morning… Road incidents as of 6 a.m. on August 25 - Alternating lanes are closed on Highway 9 at Riverdale Park in the San Lorenzo Valley because of bridge work. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (657+ words) The local and nationwide debate over Flock Safety license plate recognition (LPR) and expanded surveillance technology often centers on a tension between privacy and security. That skepticism of “Big Brother” is a healthy part of our local DNA – as is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Here’s what’s happening on Santa Cruz County roads this morning… Road incidents as of 6 a.m. on August 24 - Alternating lanes are closed on Highway 9 at Riverdale Park in the San Lorenzo Valley because of bridge work. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (215+ words) Cabrillo College students return to the Watsonville and Aptos campuses Monday for their first day of classes. Officials say they're launching new programs and are progressing on construction of the school's new student housing complex. More than 8,000 Cabrillo College students…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (149+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Here’s what’s happening on Santa Cruz County roads this morning… Road incidents as of 6 a.m. on Aug. 21 - There is one-way traffic on Highway 9 at Cascade Avenue in the San Lorenzo Valley because of ongoing work. This…...