The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will soon be going to the public for input on its Rural Highways Safety Action Plan in an effort to improve safety and mobility along the remote highways in the county, which officials say have seen 213 severe injuries and 43 deaths over the past nine years. Those interested can attend two virtual workshops in late October.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 4-10
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 inArts & Entertainment
Weekender: Abundant laughs, Game Santa Cruz’s grand opening and monsters lurking
The Santa Cruz Comedy Festival is on all over, a new downtown board-game café is ready to greet its public and it’s almost time for this year’s Festival of Monsters at UC Santa Cruz. Wallace Baine’s got all that plus a full slate of recommendations for the weekend and beyond in his Thursday newsletter.
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Lily Belli on Food: Get ready for Open Farm Tours, 11th Hour Coffee reopens and other new businesses coming to Santa Cruz County
From getting to know your local farm to comings and goings among Santa Cruz County food & drink businesses and an apple event you shouldn’t miss, settle in for a heaping helping from Lily Belli.
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Letter to the editor: PVUSD needs new board leadership
In a letter to the editor, a Watsonville High School teacher describes “outrageous” situation at a recent meeting for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board and pushes for new leadership in the body.
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At Open Farm Tours, visitors explore small farms from Ben Lomond to Aromas
This October, 13 small, family-run farms will open their doors for Open Farm Tours, an annual event inspired by Open Studios Art Tour that invites visitors to discover the inner workings of farms, nurseries and orchards throughout Santa Cruz County.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Sept. 27-Oct. 3
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.
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Incumbent and former teacher compete for Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Area 6 seat
Former teacher Jessica Carrasco and incumbent Adam Bolaños Scow are competing for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why they’re the right candidate.
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Free wood chipping offered for fire-prone Santa Cruz County areas
The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County is offering to reimburse the cost of wood chipping for residents who want to clear land in areas at risk for wildfires. The Neighborhood Chipping Program is accepting applications through Oct. 31 and aims to “incentivize the creation of defensible space around homes in high wildfire risk areas.”
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Roads, rail trail, managed retreat emerge as flashpoints as District 2 hopefuls Brown, De Serpa spar at forum
District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa have spent years in elected office and public service, and seek to bring that experience to the board of supervisors come 2025. The two discussed everything from roads and managed retreat to the tight county budget and the divisive Coastal Rail Trail project Monday evening at a Lookout candidate forum.
