For three generations, farming trees has brought joy and heartbreak. Now their livelihood is at stake.
Robin Estrin
In final campaign push with Newsom, Biden says ‘eyes of the nation’ are on California recall
The president joined Gov. Newsom Monday evening in Long Beach, capping off a day of campaigning by most of the recall election’s leading candidates.
Why no one wants to talk about this hot-button election tool in the California recall
Last year, ballot collection became a hotly debated issue in the presidential election. Now both Republicans and Democrats are downplaying their use of the method as a way to ensure voters return their mail ballots by the Sept. 14 deadline in the recall election.
California megachurch pastor offers exemption letters for COVID vaccination resisters
The Sacramento-area pastor says he fears that hospital, government and education workers are ‘going to lose their jobs because of a mandate.’
After getting ‘spooked’ by stranger, woman drives off cliff near Lighthouse Point
A woman accidentally launched her sedan over a 30-foot cliff on West Cliff Drive but survived after her car landed on a ledge.
Saying ‘no’ to the vaccine? In Santa Cruz County, yes, that’s happening
LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: Data obtained by Lookout Santa Cruz from local education, health care, law enforcement and firefighting agencies show varying degrees of vaccine hesitancy among people of different professions.

