Mark Sponsler, a surf forecaster, uses advanced technology on his site Stormsurf to predict wave conditions at Santa Cruz’s Steamer Lane and Mavericks, providing surfers with precise forecasts and ...

After years of balancing family in Southern California and public service in Santa Cruz, Zach Friend steps into an undefined future.

A year after purchasing Watsonville’s Fox Theater, business owner Franco Vaca says there’s no telling when the theater will reopen to the public.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...