Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Seems Lookout’s name for the redevelopment area in downtown Santa Cruz south of Laurel Street, “SoLa,” is accurately pronounced “so L.A.” The presumptuousness in naming part of our community – as a fait accompli without soliciting community input – is consonant with […]
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Letter to the editor: Sheriff’s refusal to let grand jury speak to the incarcerated is alarming
In a letter to the editor, an Aptos resident expresses alarm at a recent report by the Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury on jail conditions and worries about the sheriff’s response.
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Letter to the editor: One-way on West Cliff is short-sighted
In a letter to the editor, a Westside Santa Cruz resident takes issue with a recent op-ed contending that West Cliff Drive should remain a two-way street.
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Letter to the editor: Hooray for two-way road on West Cliff
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Finally! Common sense enters the discussion about what to do over West Cliff Drive and shoreline erosion. I am referring to Glenn Seiler’s op-ed about keeping the street for two-way traffic and natural feature restoration. Hooray! I am one […]
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Letter to the editor: One-way makes sense on West Cliff
In a letter to the editor, a pair of Santa Cruz residents agree with a previous resident’s Lookout opinion piece about making West Cliff Drive one-way.
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Letter to the editor: Stop antisemitism in UCSC protests
In a letter to the editor, a UC Santa Cruz alumnus writes that “pro-Palestinian” demonstrators calling for the school to cut ties with Hillel and other Jewish organizations “is antisemitism pure and simple.”
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Letter to the editor: Congrats, Lookout and Ken Doctor
In a letter to the editor, an Oregon resident and former colleague of Lookout founder Ken Doctor congratulates Lookout on its Pulitzer Prize.
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Letter to the editor: Watch out for Workbench revisions in Food Bin project
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident relays a previous experience with developer Workbench he says should put neighbors of the Westside Food Bin project on notice.
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Letter to the editor: Watsonville airport runway is not auxiliary
In a letter to the editor, a Scotts Valley resident writes that the runway at Watsonville Municipal Airport being considered for closure is anything but auxiliary.
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Letter to the editor: Koenig and McPherson say they support rail, but vote against it
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz reader takes County Supervisors Manu Koenig and Bruce McPherson to task for, as she sees it, saying they support rail transportation in Santa Cruz County and then voting against it.