Recommendations from around the world of Santa Cruz County’s arts & entertainment scene courtesy of Lookout’s Wallace Baine, who’s working even when he’s on vacation.
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Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Fall business openings, Adorable expansion and county’s pie champ
Food & drink news and notes from around Santa Cruz County via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
Posted inLatest News
$4.35 million grant will extend broadband in Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz-based Surfnet Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it will implement three grants totaling $4.3 million in partnership with the nonprofit California Broadband Alliance to extend fiber broadband to communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The grants were awarded by the California Public Utilities Commission.
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After neighbors object, rapist Michael Cheek won’t be placed in Aptos home
After neighbors objected, Michael Cheek, set to be released from a state hospital decades after being convicted of the rape of two young women, won’t be placed in an Aptos home.
Posted inEducation
Santa Cruz County school districts will ask voters to borrow millions for repairs, workforce housing
On this November’s ballot, five school bond measures, totaling $525 million, propose making infrastructure repairs to roofs and athletic fields, modernizing classrooms, and in some cases, building rental apartments for staff and teachers. District leaders talked to Lookout about some of the major projects the bond measures, if approved, would fund.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Seven open seats in Santa Cruz County have no candidates. What happens now?
Seven local offices on the ballot in Santa Cruz County this fall drew zero interested candidates by the close of an extended filing deadline last week. Now, the districts and boards will begin public outreach campaigns to try to find someone to appoint to the seats, rather than be put before voters, before current terms expire.
Posted inHousing & Development
Panther-Yellowbank Beach parking will close for North Coast Rail Trail construction
Construction of the North Coast Rail Trail will temporarily close a parking area at the Panther-Yellowbank Beach in Santa Cruz.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County 2024 elections: What we know at the filing deadline about who is running
The field is set for Santa Cruz County’s nonpartisan general election on Nov. 5. Scotts Valley Mayor Randy Johnson chose not to seek reelection after 28 years on the city council. In Watsonville, former Cabrillo College trustee Martha Vega is challenging Mayor Vanessa Quiroz-Carter for city council. And there are competitive races for offices ranging from county supervisor to local fire districts. But not all of the 108 seats up for election have attracted candidates, and most races will not be competitive.
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Lookout PM: Hot summer for tourism, Cabrillo College board vacancy, return of Cabrillo Festival
Your Wednesday night headlines and updates for Lookout Santa Cruz.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Study: California wildfire smoke contributed to 52,000 premature deaths over 10 years
When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious – but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As fires become more frequent, that smoke is leading to a public health crisis. In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, we found that wildfire smoke likely contributed to more […]