What families need to know about the free mental health services provided by Santa Cruz County public schools
Quick Take Santa Cruz County schools are asking parents to share their children’s health insurance information – a…
Oregon headed for its worst drought on record: What does that mean for Lane County?
QuickTake: With snowpack hitting record lows this winter, Lane County has faced a July defined by extreme drought…
Aptos surfer recounts great white shark encounter caught on viral drone video
Quick Take An Aptos surfer whose close encounter with a great white shark went viral is sharing what…
If you build it, trash will come. Or will it? The troubled history of CleanLane
QuickTake: Lane County’s stalled $150 million recycling project initially was due to break ground in 2025. County officials…
‘Just hell’: Oregon Medical Group patients stranded without pain medications
QuickTake: Chronic pain patients at the clinic say they were abruptly left without medication as opioid prescribing practices…
County OKs deal with state to help fund mental health services
QuickTake: The agreement, unanimously approved by Lane County commissioners, follows months of negotiations with the state to iron…
New year kicks off with more West Cliff erosion as another chunk tumbles into the bay
Quick Take A section of coastal bluff near Getchell Street crumbled onto the shore beneath it on Saturday.…
Ask Lookout: Why has Santa Cruz’s water demand dropped?
Quick Take Santa Cruz’s water usage remains at its lowest since the 1960s, despite population growth in the…
As weather cools, Santa Cruz County housing market shows signs of heating up
Quick Take Santa Cruz County’s housing market largely stayed the course in September, with many houses on the…
Underperforming state pension investments are costing Eugene, Springfield schools millions
QuickTake: Area school districts were forced to contribute significantly more for employee pensions this year than expected. As…
How the managers of Oregon’s $100 billion pension fund lost big
QuickTake: The state officials that decide how to invest PERS assets disregarded advice from high-paid investment consultants for…