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.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
District 2 county supervisor: Brown, De Serpa headed to runoff
Capitola Mayor Kristen Brown and Pajaro Valley school district trustee Kim De Serpa are headed to a November runoff for the District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor seat.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
District 1 county supervisor: Koenig holds off Faulkner’s challenge, earns second term
Incumbent Manu Koenig has defeated challenger Lani Faulkner to secure a second term on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
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The underwhelm of two-person primaries and other takeaways from Santa Cruz County’s election season
Election season, when Santa Cruz County decides which direction it wishes to take, poses many questions and provides many answers. The March 5 primary was no different.
Posted inLatest News
Carmageddon: Capitola Avenue Highway 1 overcrossing is closing for more than a year starting Monday
Crews plan to demolish the overpass between Capitola and Soquel and construct one that adds bike lanes and wider sidewalks. The bridge isn’t set to reopen until the summer or fall of 2025. School officials say they’ll give a bit of leeway as they adjust to detours and new routes.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, March 8-14
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Posted inFood & Drink
Eaters Digest: Bo Thai at Dharma’s
Capitola vegetarian/vegan mainstay Dharma’s is Lily Belli’s go-to this week.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
High school sports roundup: Aptos, Santa Cruz lead local contingent into CCS hoops quarters
The Santa Cruz High and Aptos High boys and girls basketball teams are moving toward possible collisions in the Division III Central Coast Section basketball playoffs. Other local schools advancing include the Soquel High boys and girls teams from Scotts Valley High, St. Francis High, Pacific Collegiate and Monte Vista Christian.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘Never seen anything so dire’: Santa Cruz County running low on funds thanks to climate change
Responding to presidentially declared climate disasters over the past seven years has left Santa Cruz County in debt worth tens of millions of dollars. County leadership said disaster debt will be one of the premier challenges for the county moving forward.