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Capitola begins its switch to district-based elections, but what will that process look like?
42+ min ago (644+ words) As Capitola begins its switch to district-based elections, consultants detailed to city councilmembers and residents what the process would entail. The city could be divided into four districts and an elected mayor or five districts with a rotating mayor. "Para…...
Morning Lookout: More language cuts alarm UCSC faculty; editorial board's District 4 county supervisor endorsement
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (309+ words) What's up, Lookout friends? It's Friday, May 15, and the Santa Cruz County forecast is much the same as it's been the past few days: morning clouds, sun later, highs in the 70s and low 80s. Rinse and repeat through the weekend, if…...
A Lookout View: Tony Nu'ez for District 4 Santa Cruz County supervisor
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (246+ words) Para leer el art'culo en espa'ol, hagaclic aqu'. We believe his election could make a positive generational difference in our politics. Left to right: Moderator Jody K. Biehl and candidates Tony Nu'ez, Elias Gonzales and Felipe Hernandez during Lookout's District 4 county…...
A Lookout View: Our June 2 endorsements
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (176+ words) At Lookout, we offer our endorsements as a way of fulfilling our overall mission: We look out for Santa Cruz County and you. That community betterment ethos drives our reporting, our company and our culture. We write endorsements because we…...
Weekender: Luminous beach parties, Vegan Challenge winners and name a beer for Scotts Valley
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (232+ words) Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County. Light and nature come together not once, but twice this weekend at two luminescent events at Santa Cruz County beaches. On Saturday, Glow & Flow, a glow-in-the-dark dance…...
UC, AFSCME 3299 reach tentative agreement and avert strike
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (443+ words) The University of California and the union representing around 40, 000 of its employees reached a tentative labor agreement early Thursday morning, averting a planned open-ended strike involving service and patient care workers across the UC system. The proposed contract includes wage…...
Why we created a food insecurity roundup for Santa Cruz County
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (372+ words) A conversation with Erica Padilla-Chavez about an upcoming community symposium on food insecurity made something especially clear to me: These stories cannot live in isolation. Food insecurity in Santa Cruz County is not one story. It's hundreds of stories: seniors…...
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, May 14-17
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (346+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Members get unlimited access Lookout Santa Cruz members get full access to all our local coverage " read as much as you'd like! Support a homegrown news source for Santa Cruz county and even help share free access…...
Big Basin voted best state park for hiking
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (123+ words) Big Basin Redwoods State Park, devastated six years ago by the CZU Lightning Complex fires, has been voted the best park in California for hiking, according to the California State Parks Foundation. Big Basin, California's oldest state park, now has…...
Lookout PM: Circle & Square Bistro wins vegan chef challenge, a local biz roundup, and Marin's sentencing pushed to June
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (169+ words) Welcome to Wednesday night's Lookout PM. I WANT TO'Become a Lookout Member | Download the Lookout App | Browse Latest News|Get other Lookout Newsletters | Solve a Puzzle | Find Local Events| Advertise A fifth consecutive year of growth for area tourism and…...