Catch up on food and drink news from around Santa Cruz County with Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Carmageddon: Is your nearby road being resurfaced this summer?
Various roads throughout Santa Cruz County will undergo resurfacing over the next few months, all funded by 2016’s Measure D. However, the extensive repaving project is largely “a drop in the bucket” when it comes to improving county road conditions.
Posted inEducation
Live Oak School District board approves new superintendent Patrick Sánchez, moves ahead with workforce housing bond measure
Patrick Sánchez, 57, will start serving as Live Oak School District superintendent on July 1. The governing board, with member Jeremy Ray absent, voted unanimously both to approve Sánchez’s one-year contract and to move forward in placing a $45 million workforce housing development bond measure on the November ballot.
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Live Oak School District board to vote on hiring Patrick Sánchez as new superintendent and on workforce housing bond
The Live Oak School District governing board will vote at its Wednesday meeting on the selection of a new superintendent, Patrick Sánchez, after Daisy Morales resigned in March. Her last day is June 30.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, June 7-13
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 inPolitics & Policy
RTC approves up to $3 million to Caltrans for Highway 1 project cost overruns
The Highway 1 expansion project has run well over the initially estimated costs, leading the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to approve an additional $3 million to Caltrans to cover its construction cost overruns, despite some pushback from several commissioners. Caltrans will return to the commission in August with a more detailed estimation of the project’s cost.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Weekender: A landmark First Friday, Art on Wheels in Watsonville, Juneteenth coming and Castro Adobe’s closeup
Get the scoop on all things Santa Cruz County arts and entertainment from Wallace Baine ahead of the upcoming weekend.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: La Bahia progress, new hotel for Pleasure Point, Bay Fed adds assistant VP
In this week’s roundup, Jessica M. Pasko has updates on leadership and construction of the beachfront luxury La Bahia Hotel & Spa and on accommodations proposed for 41st Avenue, plus comings and goings and numbers and dates to know in Santa Cruz County business.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Where graduating Santa Cruz County student-athletes will play sports in college
In his final roundup of the 2023-24 academic year, Thomas Frey looks at where Santa Cruz County stars across the high school sports landscape will be continuing their careers at the next level.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, May 31-June 6
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.