Tim McDonald, Keiki McKay, Herman Wuysang, Owen Lawlor and Jess Brown have been named to the Visit Santa Cruz County board of directors.
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New Santa Cruz assistant city manager brings climate action experience
Santa Cruz’s new assistant city manager is a city native who comes to the job with experience in implementing numerous climate action and environmental initiatives. Michelle Templeton was previously assistant city manager in Santa Clara, holds a degree in environmental studies, and “has managed collaboration across all city departments to achieve sustainability and climate action […]
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Police investigate shooting in Santa Cruz for the second time in days
Police responded Tuesday evening to the second Santa Cruz shooting in less than a week, which they say was possibly gang-related and left one victim in critical condition. The incident along the San Lorenzo River levee near downtown comes after two people were shot outside the Crow’s Nest restaurant last Thursday night. No arrest has been made in either case.
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Shooting prompts Santa Cruz Port District to cancel remaining Crow’s Nest beach parties
The Santa Cruz Port District is canceling the popular Thursday Night Beach BBQ series at the Crow’s Nest following a shooting outside the restaurant last week that injured two people.
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Sunday Reads: Behind the scenes at Santa Cruz Shakespeare; a call for more pesticide transparency
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion from contributors.
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Pair of Santa Cruz County Olympians get medal chances as Paris Games hit final weekend
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz runs in the women’s 1,500-meter final on Saturday and new Santa Cruz resident Kelsey Robinson Cook is headed to the gold-medal match with with the U.S. women’s volleyball team Sunday. They’re hoping to add to a local medal haul that includes a historic silver for mountain biker Haley Batten.
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Sunday Reads: Extended families navigating housing market; Claudia Sternbach’s journey
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion from contributors.
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Sunday Reads: Silver Spur’s old-school appeal; examining county supervisors’ balancing act
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion from contributors.
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Family-friendly events in Santa Cruz County, July 24-28
As we approach the end of July, there are plenty of family-friendly events awaiting you right here in Santa Cruz County.
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Sunday Reads: Democracy’s choppy local waters, court weighs release of Madyson Middleton’s killer, Claudia Sternbach’s lessons from Katie Couric
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion from contributors.