Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how ...

The Watsonville Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred early Tuesday morning at the ...

Unionized Starbucks employees in Santa Cruz are joining 35 cities across the country for Saturday rallies to continue ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into ...

At Live Oak nonprofit Grey Bears, Lily Belli finds food that's delicious – and nourishing in more ways than one. Her Friday ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising money from labor unions and Democrats all over the country for his redistricting ballot measure.

In the weeks following a massive encampment cleanup along the Pajaro River levee, unhoused residents have moved upstream, ...

There is a one-way traffic closure on northbound Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue in Ben Lomond because of emergency work. The ...

There is a one-way traffic closure on North Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The ...

In the California Capitol, lawmakers almost never vote “no.” These three Democrats have decided it’s OK to buck protocol and vote against their colleagues’ bills. Check CalMatters' database to see how ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. He said the regulations would have ...

This Nov. 4 ballot feels like a grudge match, with dueling Santa Cruz city housing measures and a statewide fight framed as “fire with fire.” That rancor is exhausting — but dismissing the ballot ...