Certain synthetic food dyes are linked to behavioral issues in kids. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to ban them in school ...

Proposition 36, on the November ballot, would unwind portions of a 2014 initiative that reduced most shoplifting and drug ...

The legislation would have required tech companies to test artificial intelligence for harm to society. It attracted ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors are disagreeing with most of the findings of a civil grand jury report on the poor condition of ...

Proposition 36, on the November ballot, would unwind portions of a 2014 initiative that reduced most shoplifting and drug possession offenses to misdemeanors that rarely carried jail time. The ballot ...

The banana slug is now the official state slug of California. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills on Friday establishing ...

This October, 13 small, family-run farms will open their doors for Open Farm Tours, an annual event inspired by Open Studios ...

After 57 years, the A's leave Oakland. But this colorful franchise deserves better than to be remembered only by its ugly ...

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is spending the weekend celebrating the life of her husband, Michael, who died in February after a two-month cancer battle. Her friends dedicated a picnic table at ...

The Harm Reduction Coalition of County is seeking public comment on a “county-wide, low-barrier, evidence-based Mobile ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, ...