Santa Cruz County supervisors voted to appoint Andy Schiffrin temporarily to the county planning commission after previously blocking Justin Cummings’ planning commission nominee. Supervisors also unanimously approved an ordinance to prohibit the use of force in the transport of children. The ordinance comes in the wake of public outcry against the violent removal of two Santa Cruz children from their family home for court-ordered reunification with their mother.
Isabel Swafford
Follow Isabel Swafford on: Twitter. Isabel Swafford (she/her) is a master’s student in UC Santa Cruz’s Science Communication program. Joining Lookout as an intern for the winter quarter, Isabel wants to uncover the scientific stories weaving through Santa Cruz life.With an eye toward the night sky, Isabel completed her bachelor’s degree in astrophysics and English at Caltech in the spring of 2022. Seeking ways to merge these two passions, she dove into science communication.Interested in multimedia storytelling, Isabel wants to contribute to Lookout’s written and visual journalism via news stories and on social media.
Posted inEnvironment
Q&A: UCSC researcher Chris Wilmers on how a new Highway 17 animal crossing protects Santa Cruz mountain lions
UC Santa Cruz professor of environmental studies Chris Wilmers has spent more than 15 years researching the population of around 50 mountain lions living in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Wilmers helped the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County develop a wildlife crossing underneath Highway 17 at Laurel Curve, which opened in January. He shares his thoughts on how to protect mountain lions from encroaching development.
Posted inK-12 Education
‘Exciting and a little bit terrifying’: Santa Cruz High band set to perform at Carnegie Hall
All 84 members of the Santa Cruz High School band are set to join two choirs and three other bands selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York in March as part of the National Youth Choir and Instrument Music Festival. The band was chosen from applications submitted from across the United States.
Posted inLatest News
Student Lookout: Storm updates, Walnut Avenue Cafe & Downtown Fridays
Santa Cruz County has taken a battering over the past 10 days, and Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Capitola on Tuesday,…
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Atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones and red tags: A guide to storm lingo
As storms continue to rage through Santa Cruz County, there’s a hurricane of technical terms and official statements whirling across the region. In this quick guide, Lookout defines some essential words and phrases about the recent extreme weather.