The state is largely rescinding its strong recommendation that everyone — regardless of vaccination status — mask up in indoor public settings.
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LOOKOUT PM: Forum fireworks, sweet vegan treats & Cabrillo music festival
Good evening, everyone. My friend Max, who has been driving this PM Train quite admirably in recent weeks, needed a breather. So I am back to say hello. And to welcome you to primary election crunch time. Maybe it’s the old sportswriter in me, who likes to seek out metaphorical meaning in all competitions, but […]
LOOKOUT PM: Fishing for good traffic news; inspiration of a classic cartoonist
Good evening, folks. Another epic day after the coastal fog burned off. Here’s a cool look at how that fog behaved this morning. Now to those Thursday night headlines … Ask Lookout: It’s looking like construction on the Fishhook might finally be completed soon — will it? Gone Fishhooking: In this installment of Ask Lookout, […]
LOOKOUT PM: Meet DA Heather Rogers + the power women of Jewel Theatre
Good evening, everybody. Another fantastically beautiful day in paradise. Hope you got out there away from a keyboard or device of any kind and enjoyed it. I didn’t! But tomorrow is another day. To the busy day of headlines … The first public defender in Santa Cruz County history, doesn’t see cases, only people Q&A […]
LOOKOUT PM: Meet DA Heather Rogers + the power women of Jewel Theatre
Good evening, everybody. Another fantastically beautiful day in paradise. Hope you got out there away from a keyboard or device of any kind and enjoyed it. I didn’t! But tomorrow is another day. To the busy day of headlines … The first public defender in Santa Cruz County history, doesn’t see cases, only people Q&A […]
LOOKOUT PM: Some good news on the Santa Cruz outdoor dining front
Good evening, folks, and thanks for joining us here at Lookout PM headquarters. A nice bit of Santa Cruz pride to be taken in the news that native daughter of the Westside, and Stanford junior, Haley Jones, is among the final four of player-of-the-year candidates in women’s college basketball. The reigning national champion Cardinal (29-3), […]
This treatment can protect vulnerable people from COVID. But many don’t know about it
Evusheld can help protect immunocompromised people from COVID, but patients say scant awareness and a complicated process have hampered its rollout.
COVID-19 updates in Santa Cruz County: Infections, hospitalizations, deaths and demographic data
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
While Santa Cruz County public schools have taken on the burden of teaching students in person during a pandemic,…
Vaccine clinic in San Lorenzo Valley aims to boost rates
Residents across the Santa Cruz Mountains — from Boulder Creek to Ben Lomond and beyond — have had lower rates of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters since the shots became widely available. A clinic Saturday aims to change that.

