The primary focus of Goodman's article is the history of the Santa Cruz lighthouse on West Cliff Drive. She retells the structure predating it, once maned by Laura Hecox and her father Adna Hecox. The current structure was built in 1967 by Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Abbott.

The article continues on with an apology from Ms. Goodman over heavily borrowing facts of her work from Margaret Koch, which will lead to extensive rewrites of future news stories. She also confirms "The Lighthouse" is the 75th article of her series, and that she once wrote for the Redwood City Tribune.