READ THE STORY: What to make of the latest viral anti-mask video, this one at a Santa Cruz Trader Joe’s? Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
READ THE STORY: Key step toward a campus return: Kindergarten teacher vaccinations set table for more formal school plan Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
READ THE STORY: ‘The landscape of fear’: Big cats pay a price for avoiding areas now inhabited by humans Credit: Via Sebastian Kennerknecht 
READ THE STORY: Santa Cruz County school districts — all 10 — announce timelines for returns to some in-person learning Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
READ THE STORY: Huge development on homelessness: Santa Cruz plan to restrict camping gets initial nod, with some key changes Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
READ THE STORY: Maddy Middleton’s accused killer can’t be tried as adult after California high court ruling in separate case Credit: Santa Cruz Police Department 
READ THE STORY: People from as far away as L.A. try to ‘game the system’ at Santa Cruz County vaccination site Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz
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