This week I had visitors in town from back east. One was an 11-year-old boy who wanted to take surfing lessons every day; the other had lived in Santa Cruz 35 or 40 years ago and was ...

If you're looking for fun activities along the California coast, this strange, kitschy, but very popular attraction might be ...

A Santa Cruz man may ride into the history books for taking on what could be the world’s largest wave ever surfed.

Lookout staff photographer Kevin Painchaud gets a front-row view of the events, people, and food that make Santa Cruz such a unique and special place to live. He chose his favorite photos he captured ...