UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have been embroiled in a lawsuit since February 2022 over UCSC’s plan to boost…
Kaya Henkes-Power
Kaya Henkes-Power joins Lookout as a newsroom intern during her final year majoring in English at Cabrillo College. After her journey at Cabrillo College, Kaya plans to transfer to a state university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Kaya is passionate about local, objective, informed and compassionate journalism. Her main goal is for her writing have a positive impact and ensure that her articles cover a wide range of perspectives. Kaya is excited to begin her journey in journalism and have the opportunity to intern with the Lookout team.Kaya takes interest in covering a wide range of topics and investigative journalism. Though her journalism career is just beginning, she hopes that her passion for journalism can introduce new topics and people to Lookout. Most importantly, through this internship she wants to take away different ways she can implement various perspectives in a news outlet. When Kaya isn’t interning at Lookout she is investing her time in her personal writing, her studies or relaxing with her cat.
How I Got My Job: El Sistema’s Isabelle Tuncer on leading a nonprofit: ‘My advice is to dream big’
Isabelle Tuncer, executive director of nonprofit organization El Sistema Santa Cruz, spoke with Lookout about being involved in the nonprofit sector, how organizations like hers can act as first responders to support those in crisis, and the effects of the Pajaro floods on students and families.
Student Lookout: Local empanadas, outdoor summer spots and a profile of a legendary basketball coach
UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus John Brown Childs teaches a course on transcommunality, his concept of peaceful…
How I Got My Job: UCSC creative writing lecturer Steve Coulter charted unconventional path to academia
Steve Coulter, UC Santa Cruz creative writing continuing lecturer, spoke with Lookout about what it’s like being a lecturer, busking in Europe and what the future holds for writing with the advent of ChatGPT.
Morning Lookout: Westside wine walk, weekend happenings and an honor for Lookout
The Hip Santa Cruz History Project is the brainchild of longtime UCSC professor Ralph Abraham and Cabrillo College…
Student Lookout: Baseball season, Narcan kits and is the hype surrounding ‘Skinamarink’ real?
With the reopening of Stagnaro Brothers and Firefish Grill, a Humble Sea pop-up, Makai’s island grog and a summer…
How I Got My Job: Scott Liess on careers in the trades and how tech is reshaping plumbing industry
Eco-Flow Plumbing owner Scott Liess spoke with Lookout about the plumbing industry, what it was like opening a business during the Great Recession and what the future looks like for a career as a plumber.
Student Lookout: Pizza and trivia, Pajaro flooding and March to End Homelessness
Road closures and power outages have been a near-constant fact of life in the San Lorenzo Valley since the parade of…
How I Got My Job: Alexandra Navarro sees role as disruptor, model for Latinas in tech
Alexandra Navarro, chief of staff for Scotts Valley-based Paystand, spoke with Lookout about being a Latina in the tech industry, advice to women and people of color seeking jobs in the industry, and what to expect when getting into this career field.
Student Lookout: Local bagels, a 2000s throwback party and a timely film rec
A Santa Cruz County farmers market favorite, Laundromat Bagels (formerly Holey Roller Bagels) has officially opened its…

