Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Sunday Reads: Inside upcoming MAH surf exhibit; healing through restorative justice
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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A community remembers Mike Rotkin
Friends, colleagues, students and fellow activists pay tribute to Mike Rotkin, former Santa Cruz mayor and UCSC lecturer, who died June 18 at 79.
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New on the Lookout app: Listen to your local news
We’ve just launched a major update to the Lookout Santa Cruz app, offering you a new way to experience local journalism: by listening. Whether you’re commuting, out for a walk or just prefer listening over reading, our new Listen tab puts Santa Cruz County’s top stories right in your ears. Open the app and you’ll […]
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Sunday Reads: Remembering Mike Rotkin; revisiting MLK’s approach to nonviolence
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Remembering Mike Rotkin
With the passing of Mike Rotkin, a giant in the Santa Cruz community for decades, Lookout invites readers to submit tributes and memories.
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Sunday Reads: After ‘No Kings,’ a new Woodstock; Faris Sabbah on Trump’s fear tactics; fighting RFK Jr. vaccine confusion
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Santa Cruz’s joyous Juneteenth celebration stays true to its roots amid national unrest
Santa Cruz celebrated its 34th annual Juneteenth festival on Saturday. The long-running celebration, one of California’s oldest Juneteenth events, took place at Laurel Park next to to the London Nelson Community Center.
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Sunday Reads: In search of the quintessential Santa Cruz day; BLM mural repainting; dangerous rhetoric on Palestine
Specially curated stories from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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22 miles, 9 stops and $4.3 billion: RTC unveils vision for 30-minute train service in Santa Cruz County
Passenger train service between Santa Cruz and Pajaro could cost $4.28 billion to build and up to $41 million annually to operate, according to a new report detailing the vision for a 22-mile rail network through Santa Cruz County.