Lookout Santa Cruz

The company's collection of websites is designed to support small to medium-sized markets, bringing fresh and lively news content to areas that lack it. Lookout Santa Cruz, the inaugural site, was launched in November 2020. The organization behind it, Lookout Local Inc., operates as a public benefit corporation, with a core mission to deliver a new and improved standard of news, information, and community interaction to the places it serves.

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Scotts Valley Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, April 23

1 day ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Wallace Baine

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be low clouds followed by some sun and cool. There is a 2% chance of rain. The high will be 68 with a low of 46. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.
Bonny Doon / Davenport Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, April 23

1 day ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Wallace Baine

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be low clouds breaking for some sun and cool. There is a 3% chance of rain. The high will be 55 with a low of 46. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to partly sunny at 2 pm.
Aptos Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, April 23

1 day ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Wallace Baine

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be cool with low clouds followed by some sun. There is a 2% chance of rain. The high will be 62 with a low of 46. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.
Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, April 23

1 day ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Wallace Baine

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be low clouds breaking for some sun and cool. There is a 3% chance of rain. The high will be 62 with a low of 48. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.
Morning Lookout: Downtown Vibrancy Ordinance, housing market uptick, homebrew festival returns

1 day ago | lookout.co | Will McCahill |Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely

A good morning, one and all, and thanks for reading. It is Wednesday, April 23, with a mix of clouds and sun again the forecast around Santa Cruz County as temperatures head into the 60s. JUMP TO … Neighborhood Roundup | Latest News | Opinion | Briefs | Event Calendar | Job Board | PuzzlesChristopher Neely is up first, reporting on a move by the Santa Cruz City Council to hold owners of long-vacant downtown storefronts accountable for what city leaders consider a drain on community vibrancy.
Lookout PM: MAH and Children's Museum face budget cuts, Lily Belli on Food, Seymour Center's augmented reality experience, and another UC workers strike

1 day ago | lookout.co | Max Chun |Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely

Welcome to Tuesday night’s Lookout PM. Be sure to sign up for our breaking news email alerts here and take advantage of our breaking news texts by signing up here. Two prominent museums in Santa Cruz County are adapting to the announcement that federal funds they have depended on have been canceled by the Trump administration.
Educator Alert: Applying local news into your classroom with Lookout Santa Cruz: April 22, 2025

2 days ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely

Good afternoon,I hope everyone is doing well this Tuesday and are looking forward to a great week. I want to highlight our Student Stories section again this week in case you missed the last newsletter and as a friendly reminder. If you don’t know, the Student Stories page is a place for students to write about projects they have been working on, things they want to promote, like a school play, share a creative writing piece, or write an opinion article.
Lily Belli on Food: Salmon fishery takes another hit, tariff anxieties and a wedding gift worth the wait

2 days ago | lookout.co | Lily Belli |Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely

Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County – plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. … For the third year in a row, California’s commercial salmon fishing season was canceled because of critically low fish stocks, dealing another major blow to the state’s struggling fishing industry.
Corralitos / Freedom Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, April 22

2 days ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Max Chun

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 22 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be cooler with low clouds giving way to sunshine. The high will be 62 with a low of 47. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.
Capitola / Soquel Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, April 22

2 days ago | lookout.co | Lookout Santa Cruz |Hillary Ojeda |Christopher Neely |Max Chun

Brought to you today by SenderosCelebrate Oaxacan culture at the Guelaguetza Santa Cruz. Enjoy food, music, crafts and dance performancesLearn more >>Good morning! It’s April 22 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…Today will be cool with low clouds followed by sunshine. The high will be 60 with a low of 48. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.