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Lookout Santa Cruz 2024 Breaking News Pulitzer Prize winner. A digital-only, through-the-day, community newspaper covering Santa Cruz County.

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We believe in American democracy and the power of local communities to better themselves. We know that high-quality, trustworthy, non-partisan and connect-the-dots local news reporting is essential to the strengthening of those communities and our country in the 2020s. Acting on that belief, we’ve created Lookout Local. Lookout is an emerging network of, digital-only, mobile-first, editori

ally robust, intensely local media outlets offering community-centric news and resources. The company’s network of websites will serve small to mid-sized markets, repopulating news and advertising deserts with modern, vibrant news products. Lookout Santa Cruz, the company’s first site, launched in November 2020. Its parent, Lookout Local Inc., is a public benefit corporation whose fundamental mission is to serve its communities with a new and higher standard of news, information and community engagement. Contact Us
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Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced Friday to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an exp...
06/06/2026

Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced Friday to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state and succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. It was not yet clear whether his general election opponent will be Republican Steve Hilton or fellow Democrat Tom Steyer.

Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced Friday to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state and succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. It was not yet clear whether his general election opponent will be Republican

Ryan Coonerty continued to lead in the race for the mayor’s seat against four other candidates after the Santa Cruz Coun...
06/06/2026

Ryan Coonerty continued to lead in the race for the mayor’s seat against four other candidates after the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office added 4,687 ballots to the county’s total on Friday afternoon.

Incumbents Scott Newsome and Renee Golder continued to lead challengers Hector Marin and Gabriella Noack, respectively, ...
06/05/2026

Incumbents Scott Newsome and Renee Golder continued to lead challengers Hector Marin and Gabriella Noack, respectively, in the race for Santa Cruz City Council Districts 4 and 6 after the county clerk released another round of primary election results on Friday afternoon.

Incumbents Scott Newsome and Renee Golder held leads over challengers Hector Marin and Gabriella Noack, respectively, in the race for Santa Cruz City Council Districts 4 and 6.

The Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office added 4,687 ballots to the tally on Friday, bringing the total number of ballots co...
06/05/2026

The Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office added 4,687 ballots to the tally on Friday, bringing the total number of ballots counted to 52,763.

Find the results for all local races in Santa Cruz County's 2026 primary election here. Lookout will continuously update this page as new results come in.

Nuñez continues to lead with 50.5% of the vote (2,248 of 4,784 votes cast) while Hernandez had 33.06% (1,472 votes) and ...
06/05/2026

Nuñez continues to lead with 50.5% of the vote (2,248 of 4,784 votes cast) while Hernandez had 33.06% (1,472 votes) and third-place Elias Gonzales 15.75% (701) as of Friday afternoon. The next update from the Santa Cruz County elections office is expected at 4 p.m. Monday.

The early results in the race for District 4 Santa Cruz County supervisor see incumbent Felipe Hernandez trailing challenger Tony Nuñez by a large margin, which comes as a surprise to some.

With 4,687 ballots added to the total county tally Friday, immigration attorney Alisa Thomas continues to lead in the ra...
06/05/2026

With 4,687 ballots added to the total county tally Friday, immigration attorney Alisa Thomas continues to lead in the race for an open seat on the Santa Cruz County Superior Court over criminal defense attorney Bryan Hackett.

With 4,687 ballots added to the total county tally Friday, immigration attorney Alisa Thomas continues to lead in the race for an open seat on the Santa Cruz County Superior Court over criminal…

FINAL WEEKEND: Powered by standout performances and emotional precision, Mountain Community Theater’s “Who’s Afraid of V...
06/05/2026

FINAL WEEKEND: Powered by standout performances and emotional precision, Mountain Community Theater’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” pulls audiences straight into the middle of one very dangerous late-night cocktail party. Capturing both the venom and heartbreak inside Edward Albee’s iconic play, audiences are in for a marathon, but the effort is rewarded.

Powered by standout performances and emotional precision, Mountain Community Theater’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” pulls audiences straight into the middle of one very dangerous late-night…

Happy Friday, friends – check out stories from Cal Plowman, Hillary Ojeda, Max Chun, Tania Ortiz, Lily Belli and more am...
06/05/2026

Happy Friday, friends – check out stories from Cal Plowman, Hillary Ojeda, Max Chun, Tania Ortiz, Lily Belli and more among Lookout's morning headlines.

Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Friday, June 5.

ICYMI: Ryan Coonerty maintained his steady lead in the race for the mayor’s seat against four other candidates after the...
06/05/2026

ICYMI: Ryan Coonerty maintained his steady lead in the race for the mayor’s seat against four other candidates after the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office tallied up 5,310 additional ballots to the county’s total on Thursday afternoon. Another update is expected Friday at 4 p.m.

Ryan Coonerty maintained his steady lead in the race for the mayor’s seat against four other candidates after the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office tallied up 5,310 additional ballots to the county’s…

Get up to speed on where things stand in races around the county, with another vote drop expected at 4 p.m. today.
06/05/2026

Get up to speed on where things stand in races around the county, with another vote drop expected at 4 p.m. today.

Find the results for all local races in Santa Cruz County's 2026 primary election here. Lookout will continuously update this page as new results come in.

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