Officials at the Santa Cruz district of California State Parks are encouraging people to safely celebrate Labor Day weekend while at the 15 state beaches and parks in the county, where attractions like Garden of Eden in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park often see hundreds of visitors.
Lookout Santa Cruz Staff
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Community Bridges joins brief in lawsuit against Trump order withholding funds from sanctuary cities
Santa Cruz County nonprofit Community Bridges and six other Bay Area and health organizations are backing a lawsuit against two Trump executive orders seeking to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. The organizations say the loss of funds affects their ability to provide services.
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Sunday Reads: Post-CZU film’s counterclockwise fire spin; the rewards of going sober
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Santa Cruz County overhauls rules on short-term rentals, implementing new caps
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new limits on short-term rentals throughout the county on Tuesday, responding to growing concerns that the region was losing housing to platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo.
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Lookout PM: Cotoni-Coast Dairies’ funding model; Big Basin’s CZU recovery five years on
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the evening of Monday, Aug. 18.
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Sunday Reads: Big Basin five years post-CZU; praise for local bike safety improvements
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Lookout PM: UCSC clarifies delay on big housing project; supporting Seabright and harbor restaurants; poking holes in pesticide myths
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the evening of Friday, Aug. 15.
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Lookout PM: Murray Street Bridge’s fatal blow to Seabright Social; Betty’s closing on Pacific Ave.; downtown expansion gets state OK
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the evening of Thursday, Aug. 14.
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With construction underway, city invites public to ceremonial groundbreaking for downtown Santa Cruz library mixed-use project
The public is invited to Lot 8, across Lincoln Street from the site of the future downtown Santa Cruz library and affordable housing on Lot 4, for a ceremony marking the occasion at noon next Wednesday, Aug. 20.
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Lookout PM: Seabright, harbor biz owners blast city over bridge; Clocktower Center OK; council adds $6M Cruz Hotel fees
Santa Cruz County headlines for the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 13.