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Santa Cruz Co.: Sales Tax Increase Likely Headed Toward Approval

Santa Cruz County voters appear in early, unofficial election night results to favor raising the sales tax in the county by a half-cent. Measure E needs a simple majority to pass and led initial returns with about 60% of votes recorded so far in support. The measure is projected to...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d

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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Nov. 5-8

The Capitola Plein Air Festival runs through the weekend, with artists celebrating the unique beauty of the tiny coastal city with open-air painting. On Saturday morning, watch more than 40 accomplished artists paint outdoor scenes in a timed challenge, then vote for your favorite at the Capitola Plein Air Quick Paint. It starts at 9:45 a.m. – Lily Belli.

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Aptos Parking Lot Lawsuit Lands in Favor of Businesses

Aptos property owner Laurie Negro says her court victory over the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission should be the end of the legal fight over her parking lot and open the door to a trail plan that helps local businesses, rather than threaten their livelihood. The RTC sued Negro...

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Mark Turner Wins Four More Years as Morgan Hill Mayor, Council Incumbents Trail

Mark Turner has won another four-year term as Morgan Hill mayor, topping a three-candidate field with 4,703 votes, or 50.2 percent, while two sitting city council members found themselves trailing their challengers as counting continued Tuesday night. Retired nurse Deborah Africa placed second with 3,495 votes, or 37.3 percent, and professional carpenter Kristopher Clayton came in third with 1,042 votes, or 11.2 percent.

Morgan Hill, CA · 1d
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Two Watsonville City Council races too close to call

This story was updated at 1pm on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Two Watsonville City Council races remained too close to call Tuesday night, with incumbent Casey Clark falling behind opponent Angel Zuniga in District 5 and Ed Acosta ahead of former Councilwoman Nancy Bilicich in District 7. Santa Cruz County election...

Watsonville, CA · 2d

The Hill

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LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis wins open California House seat

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (D) is projected to win the seat to lead California’s 38th Congressional District, drawn up after Golden State voters passed the state’s redistricting ballot measure last year, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Solis defeated Republican Pedro Casas as the two sought to lead a district…

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San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are state’s priciest housing markets, but not its least affordable

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Mateo County remains California’s most expensive housing market, with buyers needing an annual household income of $578,400 to afford the median-priced home of $2.27 million, according to the California Association of Realtors’ Third Quarter 2026 Housing Affordability report,. That’s more than...

San Mateo County, CA · 2d

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Santa Cruz County business: Seymour Center’s whale skeleton returns; Dungeness crab season delayed again

Each week, we’re taking a closer look at the movers and shakers, the growth of industries and what’s really driving the Santa Cruz County economy. I’ll be spotlighting some of the biggest areas for opportunity, updates on local development and all things underpinning the regional business scene each Wednesday.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d

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Santa Cruz County 2026 general election in charts: Where we stand after the final tally of election night

Wednesday, 10:50 a.m., – Welcome to Lookout’s 2026 primary election results page. Here, we’ll give you real-time updates on how each race in Santa Cruz County is shaking out as the vote is counted, reflected in charts. Scroll to the bottom of this story for a link to the California Secretary of State website to view the results of statewide races.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d

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Edgar Cuellar named new head coach at Aptos | Boys soccer

Aptos High last week announced that Edgar Cuellar, 31, was named new head coach for the boys’ soccer program. Cuellar, who was previously the junior varsity coach since 2017, will replace longtime head coach Roberto Zúñiga after he spent 19 years at the helm. “It meant a...

Aptos, CA · 1d

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Monterey Bay area local election results

Poll workers JoAnn Sherwood and Sarah-Hope Parmeter are prepared to welcome voters to the Watsonville City Administration Building polling location around 9 a.m. on Election Day. Election officials will continue to release results over the coming days as they complete the tabulation process. Follow local results by county at these...

Watsonville, CA · 2d

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Morning Lookout: Where Santa Cruz County races, measures stand; Ms. Blue returns to Seymour Center

Greetings, one and all. Wednesday, Nov. 4, has arrived in Santa Cruz County, bringing with it the return of sunshine – and temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s – after a showery Election Day. I WANT TO … Become a Lookout member | Download the Lookout app...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d

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Downtown Hollister brings community together for Halloween

Hollister Parks and Recreation hosted its Trick-or-Treat celebration on Oct. 30, with 32 organizations and businesses participating and handing out candy to kids on San Benito Street. Hollister Downtown Association’s Kayla Ketchum said the event was held on a Friday so people could still visit homes in their neighborhood on...

Hollister, CA · 1d

Country Herald

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West Coast High Wind Alert: California to Washington Nov. 11-17

San Francisco, CA – A potentially significant stretch of windy weather could affect portions of the West Coast next week, with federal forecasters identifying an elevated risk of high winds from California through Oregon and Washington beginning Wednesday, November 11.

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SFist

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Newsom, Possibly Afraid of Pelosi's Wrath, Declines to Endorse In SF Congressional Race

Governor Gavin Newsom had said he was going to endorse someone in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, but here it is Election Day, and he is demurring. Do we need to wonder why?. We should know in the coming days, if not by tonight, who will be...

San Francisco, CA · 3d

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Morales, Chavez hold narrow leads for Hollister City Council in early results

Early general election results show Brian Chavez and incumbent Dolores Morales barely holding leads for Hollister City Council Districts 2 and 3, respectively. Former Councilmember Tim Burns leads his closest challenger by five percentage points for Mayor of Hollister, and Ignacio Velazquez leads in the three-way race for San Benito County Supervisor District 5.

Hollister, CA · 2d

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Santa Cruz County’s AI plan needs a real off switch

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Santa Cruz County has crossed an important, non-election-related threshold. On Oct. 20, supervisors approved an update to the county’s 2026 artificial intelligence work plan. The plan includes access to Anthropic’s Claude, a public-facing...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 1d

LAist

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Cal State’s biggest union reaches a deal with the university system. But not everyone is happy

Around 15,000 members of the California State University Employees Union have to vote to ratify the agreement.

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The Sacramento Bee

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Vang says California's 7th District race is ‘still early' as Matsui retains lead

Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, has taken the early lead over Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang for the Sacramento region’s 7th Congressional District seat. As of 10:39 p.m., Matsui had 58.2% of the vote while Vang had 41.8%. About 38% of the district’s expected votes have been counted, according to the Associated Press. Matsui led by slightly less than 10 percentage points in Sacramento County , nearly 29 points in El Dorado County and more than 32 points in San Joaquin County, according to those counted as of 10:30 p.m. The results offer the first glimpse into how voters feel about the contentious, intra-party and generational battle for 7th District, which includes Sacramento’s downtown core and stretches from Lodi to parts of El Dorado County. Political experts have estimated that it may take weeks before a winner is determined. Ahead of the polls closing, Matsui arrived at the Sellands Cafe and Bar on Broadway for her election night party. She said she felt confidence, saying she had campaigned across the district including the newer areas such as Lodi and Placerville. “This race itself tested me in a way that I felt was really good, and I really felt good about where we

Sacramento, CA · 2d

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Thursday afternoon traffic: Highway 9, 1, and 35 lane closures; Aptos truck stuck

Highway 9 at Pool Drive in San Lorenzo Valley will have alternating lane closures in both directions because of bridge work. This will continue until April 30, 2027, at 6:59 a.m. Daytime one-way traffic control is still in place on Highway 1 at Waddell Bluff near Waddell Beach in Santa...

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