On Tuesday, Mayor Fred Keeley will ask the city council to adopt a temporary emergency ordinance that would impose at least a 45-day moratorium on the establishment of new commercial cannabis businesses in the city of Santa Cruz. Keeley said the moratorium will give the city a chance to “step back” and study its existing cannabis laws around everything from dispensary distance from schools, tax rates and delivery laws, to security and licensure.
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TEDx returns to present a post-pandemic profile of the best of Santa Cruz County
For the first time since the pandemic, TEDx Santa Cruz will present a number of TED talks by local speakers to a local audience, presenting, consciously or not, a profile of what Santa Cruz County believes itself to be.
Posted inFood & Drink
Live Oak School District’s farm-to-cafeteria nutrition program gets students involved and eating healthier
A team of educators, dietitians and students are working to create an ambitious nutrition program at for the Live Oak School District that blends agricultural education, culinary education and nutrition. The program uses locally grown produce from small farms and student labor via a Food Lab class to create healthful meals for more than a thousand students daily.
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Live Oak School District board rescinds widely unpopular principal switch
After an outcry from parents, staff and teachers against the decision earlier this month to switch principals at two Live Oak School District schools, the district’s governing board announced Thursday morning it rescinded the reassignments.
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Firings, resignations and finger-pointing: How Live Oak School District fell into crisis
Live Oak School District Superintendent Daisy Morales announced her resignation on March 15 after months of turmoil. Interviews with district staff and teachers describe a breakdown of trust between staff and leadership over the past year.
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Private equity giants worsen California’s housing crisis. Why are we giving them public dollars?
University of California leaders invest billions of dollars in private equity giants that worsen housing affordability, directly affecting workers and students, writes union leader Liz Perlman. If elected officials say they really want to confront the housing crisis, they should spend these public dollars on solutions instead.
Posted inHousing & Development
Whither the Pacific Cultural Center? A Seabright landmark faces an uncertain future
The Pacific Cultural Center in Santa Cruz, long a home to a thriving yoga/dance community, is on the cusp of being sold to the Santa Cruz City Schools district, which plans to turn the property into a meeting space and parking area. Some locals aren’t happy with those plans.
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‘Oh my God, that’s a beautiful bone!’ What a rare sloth fossil tells us about ancient Santa Cruz County
Last spring, when local paleontologist Wayne Thompson received a photo of an object that looked like a bone from Tara Redwood School students and their families, he wasn’t sure what to make of it. The object, an ancient sloth fossil, is making history.
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Students discover ancient sloth fossil in Santa Cruz Mountains, a first in the county
Tara Redwood School students were playing in a creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains last spring when they stumbled upon a surprise. The object turned out to be the first fossil sloth bone reported in Santa Cruz County.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with 15 stories of incredible Santa Cruz County female pioneers
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Lookout is featuring the stories of 15 incredible women from across Santa Cruz County.
