Friday’s top local headlines from Lookout Santa Cruz.
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Sunday Reads: UCSC prof examines pre-boomer psychedelics; Santa Cruz’s MAGA rally impression
Specially curated selections from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and contributors.
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Morning Lookout: UCSC donations spotlight, student housing delay, vegan finds at Bookie’s
Friday’s headlines from Lookout Santa Cruz.
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As cold snap chills Santa Cruz, county urges homeless into temporary shelters
Santa Cruz County is in the grips of a cold snap set to last through Tuesday, with temperatures potentially dropping below 30 degrees in parts of Watsonville. County officials are opening three shelters for the unhoused.
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Santa Cruz County storm update: Risk of high tides and huge swells remain despite overnight reprieve
Santa Cruz County was spared major damage from overnight rains, though coastal communities remained under threat from waves as high as 40 feet Saturday morning. With tides set to peak around noon, local officials urged residents and visitors to steer clear of the coast.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz Starbucks workers rally, strike over ‘unfair labor practices’ and ‘union busting’ efforts
Santa Cruz continues to be at the center of unionizing efforts among workers for the coffee giant. Young organizer Joseph Thompson remains at the center of those efforts.
Posted inCoast Life
Big Tuesday at Steamer Lane: South swell lights up Santa Cruz surf breaks
The heftiest south swell of the season brought Santa Cruz’s iconic surf breaks to life on Tuesday — and the board riding fiends of Surf City rejoiced as always. Photographer Kevin Painchaud captured an artistic assortment of the action at Steamer Lane mid-morning, once the fog had cleared.
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22 Storylines for 2022: Lookout previews the action-packed year ahead for Santa Cruz County
Bye, bye, 2021. Hardly knew ya. Or knew ya too well perhaps. It is now time to cobble together that 2022 planner we always say we’ll get ahead on and be totally prepared for everything. Well, we know how that goes. At least we here at Lookout are doing our part to get everyone ahead of the game.
Posted inCoast Life
The 2021 video experience: Taking a visual flipbook tour through the year’s most memorable moments
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inBusiness & Technology
An unexpected holiday gift: Palace Arts will now remain open in Capitola under new local ownership
The family that took over local restaurants the Crow’s Nest, Gilda’s on the Wharf and Santa Cruz Diner are the new owners of the 41st Avenue Palace store. Longtime owners the Trowbridge family were planning to shutter their final brick-and-mortar business after the holidays.