A major winter storm left thousands without power across Santa Cruz County on Saturday. Here’s what’s in store for the rest of the weekend.
Lookout Santa Cruz Staff
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: Final vote count, the new public works director, and service fees explained
The Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office finished its vote count on Tuesday and certified the results of the Nov. 8…
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: COVID cases jump, fentanyl revisited, SC’s new water policy, and eateries opening in December
A survey conducted among high school youth in Watsonville earlier this year suggests that a growing number of kids are…
Posted inCOVID Today
COVID Dashboard: COVID cases jump nearly 40% as RSV and flu cause more misery
News of the week Locally, COVID cases jumped over the past week following a dip in the previous week. The county recorded 842 active cases as of Monday’s update from the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency. That’s 235 more than last Monday and a 38% increase in cases over the previous week. No new […]
Posted inEducation
We asked you to vote on a new name for Cabrillo College; here are the results of our reader poll
Last month, Lookout asked readers to weigh in with suggestions for Cabrillo College’s new name — selecting either from a multiple-choice list of names or submitting ideas of their own. Here’s a sampling of the responses.
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: Our poll for Cabrillo’s new name, construction near river mouth explained, and a plate of Eaters
Last month, Lookout asked readers to weigh in with suggestions for Cabrillo College’s new name — selecting either from a…
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: A vote update, Lily’s latest, and restoring Elkhorn Slough’s Olympia oysters
A new generation of Olympia oysters has officially taken up residence in Elkhorn Slough. Scientists hope breeding…
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: Bay Area long COVID studies underway, Santa Cruz’s low voter turnout, a Cabrillo historian Q&A
Local historian and longtime Cabrillo College instructor Sandy Lydon started working at the college 10 years after it…
Posted inCOVID Today
COVID Dashboard: Stanford begins long COVID study
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS county locations now have […]
Posted inLatest News
Santa Cruz World Cup fans come out in droves to watch as U.S. battles England to a draw
A rambunctious, standing-room-only crowd filled the Britannia Arms in Capitola Village on Friday as the U.S men’s national soccer team tied England 0-0 in Qatar. The Americans need a victory against Iran on Tuesday to advance to the World Cup’s round of 16.