Letter to the Editor

Ten-year-old Grace Scherer’s biggest gripe is that her parents think she is too young for a phone. She wrote Lookout’s…

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: First of all, I love Grace’s letter. She is of the viewpoint of a typical 10-year-old; she’s smart and makes a very good argument. Her points are so valid. I have an 18-year-old and got […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: Having a flip phone is a great idea for a 10-year old. But smartphones with access to the internet are toxic and addictive. I teach this topic at UC Santa Cruz and have read reams […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I would like to issue a few corrections regarding Mike Rotkin’s recent op-ed on the November 2022 candidates for Santa Cruz City Council and mayor. 1. Renee Golder had absolutely no political experience when she […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I wanted to comment on a recent article you had on the visibility of individuals without homes. I agree the increasing number of individuals without homes is devastating our community and symptoms of the problem […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I am writing to ask if you would do a piece on Santa Cruz city parks workers. There are plenty of pieces done about the police and other higher-ups in city government about homelessness. I […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: One. Overdose. Death. A. Week. Let that sink in, from a recent Lookout report of there being “at least” six fentanyl-related ODs in the Santa Cruz Benchlands since July. Homeless advocates are threatening another lawsuit […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I am concerned about the little information residents have and really don’t understand about the city’s objective standards, related to all future building in Santa Cruz. This is so important, yet no one I know […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: The City of Santa Cruz wants to clear the Benchlands and says it will relocate residents to shelters. But the shelters are already filled to capacity. Unless city officials magically find at least 300 more […]

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: Lookout’s article about the state of downtown retail space was good — informative, detailed, well-researched and well-written — up to a point. The elephant in the room in any article that talks about downtown Santa […]