Your weekly roundup Nov 4, 2026 Good afternoon, While the spookiness of Halloween might be behind us, the suspense of ...

Highway 9 between Glengarry and Paradise Park on the Westside/Downtown was closed for road work starting at 6:00 a.m. and was expected to reopen by 4:00 p.m. today. Notifications were sent to Santa ...

Good morning! It’s Nov. 4 — here’s what’s going on in your community today… Sign in by entering the code we sent to , or clicking the magic link in the email. Today will see patchy fog and cool ...

Former mayor and longtime local politician Ryan Coonerty maintained his lead over Ami Chen Mills through the final vote tally of Election Night, but Chen Mills consistently made gains throughout the ...

Find the results for all local races in Santa Cruz County's 2026 general election here. Lookout will continuously update this page as new results come in.

In her weekly roundup of Santa Cruz County business headlines, Jessica M. Pasko notes a milestone for the Westside's beloved Ms. Blue, another delayed start for commercial Dungeness crab season, a ...

Incumbent Casey Clark and agricultural manager Ed Acosta take an early lead against challengers Angel Zuniga and former city councilmember Nancy Bilicich, respectively, in the race for Watsonville ...

Candidates Andrew Goldenkranz, Alicia Jimenez, Misty Navarro and Eriberto Estrada have taken the lead in their races for four seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified governing board. As two of the races ...

Incumbent Ariel Gray has an early lead against newcomer Andrea Locke in the race for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Soquel Union Elementary governing board.

Santa Cruz County, bringing with it the return of sunshine – and temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s – after a showery Election Day. Election results are front and center after the polls closed in ...

Wednesday news for the Westside and downtown Santa Cruz.

Both Measure E and Measure D, a countywide temporary general sales tax and an initiative to strengthen coastline protections, respectively, are heading toward voter approval following the first batch ...