2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (761+ words) Two local churches " Holy Trinity of Divine Church and the Rising Phoenix Entheogenic Temple " now make it easy to become a member and "buy" a wide assortment of raw mushrooms, gummies, chocolates and capsules. Together, they make a Santa Cruz…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (267+ words) Winds gusting up 114 mph significantly damaged the University of California Lick Observatory early Thursday morning, closing the nearly 140-year-old telescope located in the hills east of San Jose until structural assessments and repairs are completed." The Mount Hamilton observatory is…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (259+ words) The National Weather Service (NWS) has canceled a tornado warning for Santa Cruz County. The warning was issued at 12:19 p.m. Thursday and scheduled to remain in effect until 1 p.m., but it was lifted shortly before 1 p.m. Winds in Santa Cruz were extremely intense…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (701+ words) This midwinter season, Lookout Santa Cruz is checking in with some of the people and topics we've covered over the past year. A year after a storm's historic swell caused millions of dollars in damage to the Santa Cruz Harbor…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (703+ words) A year ago, City of Santa Cruz Development Manager Norm Daly plunged into stormy waters when the section of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf he was standing on collapsed. Now, he's back on the job like nothing ever happened, working…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (510+ words) Local celebrants of Hanukkah gathered on Sunday night in downtown Santa Cruz for the first night of the joyous Jewish holiday. But their minds were on the senseless killing of Hanukkah celebrants half a world away, in Sydney, Australia. It…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (311+ words) This week, planes are flying along the coast of California to gather vital information that will help determine the opening date for the commercial Dungeness crab season, one of Santa Cruz County's most important fisheries." For the past three years,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (823+ words) Superior Court Judge Mandy Tovar surprised herself, and a Santa Cruz courtroom, when she became emotional Thursday as she explained her decision to grant diversion to a UC Santa Cruz student protester who faces charges of remaining at a riot…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (314+ words) Late last month, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced that the Utah woman for whom deputies had searched extensively was found safe; on Wednesday, local authorities issued an arrest warrant for her boyfriend and have begun to look for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (197+ words) Santa Cruz Shakespeare's holiday "A Christmas Carol" arrives with a talented cast and good intentions, but its minimalist staging and narration-heavy adaptation never find the emotional spark that makes Scrooge's journey so enduring, leaving this production feeling surprisingly hollow. Overall,…...