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

The sky is colored by the last light of day over the Pogonip open space in Santa Cruz. The area, which became part of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surfing generates nearly $200 million a year for Santa Cruz, but a new report warns that climate change and coastal planning ...