Chris Krohn, a former Santa Cruz city councilmember and mayor, believes the city is moving from an era of progressive politics to one where greed and transactional relationships are the primary ...

On April 29, 2008, my first Ocean Backyard column appeared in the Sunday Sentinel. This one is No. 442, and I need to admit ...

This fall, transportation leaders are set to weigh millions in loans to complete Coastal Rail Trail and Highway 1 widening ...

While the pelicans might be happy about the massive amounts of anchovies, Santa Cruz Harbor officials are concerned about the ...

Mounting costs for the rail trail and Highway 1 expansion could require the regional transportation commission to take out ...

Ask Lookout is Lookout's own forum for investigating and exploring the questions that locals might wonder about: Was the "Cement Ship" a party boat? What's the story with the "door to nowhere" on ...

Dry weather Saturday will be sandwiched between two wet days in the Bay Area this weekend as a series of storms kicks off across Northern California. Not everyone in the Bay Area will see rain Friday.

The California Coastal Commission has been under siege like never before, alarming environmentalists and raising questions about the future of the 53-year-old state agency. The California Coastal ...

She grew up in San Jose and spent weekends and summers on Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz. She graduated from Presentation High School and then later attended Washington State University in Pullman ...

: Heavy rain is about to hit these parts of the Bay Area As the most recent storm system departs the region Monday, we will be left with a somewhat unstable environment as another shot of cold air ...