Can agriculture, long considered a drain on the state’s water resources, help solve California’s water crisis? In the…
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Lily Belli on Food: Mushroom lovers rejoice, a worthy winemaker dinner, Jayne Dough’s Capitola digs
Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County — plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. Stay in touch with me by text throughout the […]
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Morning Lookout: Lago di Como’s winemaker triumph, social media comments, high school sports
In this week’s high school sports roundup, it’s another winning season for the Watsonville High volleyball team,…
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Officials urge California residents to brace for flooding as El Niño looms
More than 7 million California residents live in an area where they are at risk of flood, officials said — and many don’t even know it. That echoes a warning to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors last week about battered local infrastructure ahead of an El Niño winter.
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Lookout PM: Lily Belli on Food, state’s winter flood warning & Eastside/Midtown poll
For its inaugural winemaker’s dinner Oct. 19, Lago di Como prepared a six-course Sardinian feast paired with wines made…
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Why news organizations should rethink social media comments
Santa Cruz digital marketer Cade Wright is tired of all the angry and often toxic comments to articles posted on social media. He has a radical idea — get rid of them. Here, he explains his reasoning about why impulsive reactions can distort information and undermine journalistic integrity. He is sure there is a better way.
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Lookout PM: Eastside vs Midtown, slowing housing market, Pellerin’s election bills and high school sports
Mortgage rates reached a new high in early October, leading to a slow start for the housing market’s typically busy fall…
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Morning Lookout: The Midtown-Eastside debate, Pellerin’s busy session, housing market slowdown
Mortgage rates reached a new high in early October, leading to a slow start for the housing market’s typically busy fall…
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What do more quakes at one of California’s riskiest volcanoes mean? Scientists think they know
The Long Valley Caldera, which includes the Mammoth Lakes area, has been undergoing geological changes and seismic activity, which can precede a volcanic eruption. But scientists say not to worry.
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Santa Cruz County housing market slows amid skyrocketing mortgage rates
Mortgage rates reached a new high in early October, leading to a slow start for the housing market’s typically busy fall season. Some buyers have pulled back, while others are paying below asking price, opening the door for some who have been beaten out by cash buyers in recent years.