Lookout is launching a regular feature talking to people in Santa Cruz County about their jobs and offering advice to those looking to get into the field. Here, we speak with Santa Cruz therapist David Schulkin about his motivations for becoming a therapist, his perspective on the field and what advice he would give to recent college graduates and career-switchers interested in therapy work.
Thomas Sawano
Thomas Sawano joins the Lookout team after two-and-a-half years at City on a Hill Press, the student-run newspaper at UCSC. While there, he reported on the university, arts and culture events, and the city of Santa Cruz. Thomas is deeply interested in local politics and feels fortunate to have begun his journalistic career in this town.Thomas graduated in 2022 with degrees in Cognitive Science and Philosophy. Though hailing from Los Angeles, he has vowed to never live there again on account of traffic and a lack of actual weather. Thomas loves traveling, going to music festivals, and watching documentaries about the outdoors. He has recently picked up rock climbing, and hopes the sport won’t damage his typing hands too badly.
Posted inK-12 Education
Lookout Update: At swearing-in of retired-then-reelected Soquel school board trustee, parents speak out
Following a campaign that saw Soquel Union Elementary School District Area 4 trustee Phil Rodriguez retire, then be reelected, a group of parents and teachers weighed in Wednesday night over moves his detractors call “premeditated.”
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Student Lookout: ‘Die Hard,’ fungus fair and the miracle of bacon pasta
As the quarter comes to a close, UC Santa Cruz union leaders say there are new opportunities to boost their leverage in…
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With finals looming, UCSC students face unknowns as academic worker strike likely to continue through quarter
Though a Tuesday deal for University of California academic researchers and postdoctoral scholars marks progress on the bargaining front, undergraduates and professors alike still feel the weight of the largest academic worker action in history as UC Santa Cruz heads into final exam season.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Lookout Update: Permanent Santa Cruz parklet ordinance passes final readthrough
Perhaps the biggest change from Oct. 25, when the ordinance was first reviewed by the Santa Cruz City Council, is in the estimated costs of the city’s preapproved parklet designs. After initial plans rang in at $50,000-70,000, they now range from $14,000 to $20,000.
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Lookout Update: As UC systemwide strike heads into its fourth day, negotiations fall quiet
Dialogue has been scant between University of California negotiators and striking union groups during statewide demonstrations that have been billed as the largest in the history of academic labor.
Posted inCity Life
Santa Cruz County’s parklets are here to stay. What will they look like now?
With COVID-19 restrictions over, Santa Cruz County’s restaurants are at a crossroads: Should they keep their outdoor, pandemic-era dining spaces, even as jurisdictions require more permanent setups? It’s a question of dollars and cents — punctuated by the changing faces of the county’s downtowns.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Watsonville City Council: Nancy Bilicich, Ari Parker in tight race for District 7
By Wednesday, just 10 votes separated incumbent and current mayor Ari Parker and Nancy Bilicich in the race to represent District 7 on the Watsonville City Council. With 784 votes counted, Parker had 378 (50%) and Bilicich had 368 (49%).
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Santa Cruz County District 4 Supervisor: Felipe Hernandez opens up 11-point lead over Jimmy Dutra
Felipe Hernandez held an 11-point lead over Jimmy Dutra with 3,482 votes counted as of early Wednesday in the race for 4th District Santa Cruz County Supervisor.
Posted inFood & Drink
Farm-to-coffee cup: Three Americas
Given how ubiquitous coffee is — perhaps you’re drinking a cup as you read this — how often do you consider where it comes from? Three Americas, which operates a stand at the Aptos farmers market, challenges us to ask exactly that.