A young activist came out of nowhere in 2020 to spur dramatic gatherings of diversity discussion and police reform. But her voice really was developing long before George Floyd’s death.
Mark Conley
Follow Mark Conley on: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Mark joins Lookout after 14 years at the Mercury News and Bay Area News Group, where he served as Deputy Sports Editor on a staff that covered three World Series, three Super Bowls, five NBA Finals, a Stanley Cup Final, six Olympic Games and three U.S. Opens over that span. He led enterprise coverage and special projects, and guided the Merc’s premium NFL and MLB magazines to five straight years of top APSE honors.Mark chaired a digital innovation committee and partook in the Table Stakes program that led to the newsroom’s establishment of a digital subscription team and a product development approach to coverage. He helped build brands around Pac-12 and high schools coverage via robust newsletters, social engagement, promotional deals and targeted audience content. Both coverage areas became top digital subscription drivers in the sports department — and the newsroom as a whole.Mark has lived in Santa Cruz County — Westside, Eastside, Midtown and now Capitola — for more than 20 years and has a passion for seeing journalism restored in the place he lives and loves.“This county is such a special place, and it’s as much about the people who choose to live here as the magical geography,” he says. “I’m looking forward to helping tell the stories of Santa Cruz County.”
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Before he sheds title, Santa Cruz mayor to hand out keys to city to NFL rookie, county clerk, others
To whom will Justin Cummings hand a “key to the city”? It’s a group that includes NFL rookie Ashtyn Davis, pro skateboarder Raven Tershy, those who make up the molecular lab at UCSC and one of the area’s most well-known community activists.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Sports return to Santa Cruz County … courtesy of Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 restrictions
The Santa Clara men’s basketball team played a “home-away-from-home” game at a crowd-less Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday night. Meanwhile the San Jose State football team was practicing in Scotts Valley.
Posted inCoast Life
Santa Cruz Warriors’ president has had plenty to be thankful for in 2020 — hoops or no hoops
A Q&A with Chris Murphy: On the resilience of the Santa Cruz community, the organizations that have stepped up to help people through the morass of 2020 and the prospects of basketball returning to Kaiser Permanente Arena anytime soon.