On Wednesday, the Live Oak farmers market signed a new lease agreement with Swenson that will allow it to stay at the East Cliff Village Shopping Center, its current home of 22 years, through May 2025. In March, its long-term agreement with property owner Swenson Builders dissolved, forcing the market to spend the past two months searching for a new home.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Board of supervisors unanimously approves two contested segments of Coastal Rail Trail
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve Segments 10 and 11 of the Coastal Rail Trail in Mid-County just over a month after it initially deadlocked on moving the project forward. Regional Transportation Commission staff expects construction to begin no later than summer 2026.
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In the Public Interest: Up in the air: Watsonville’s airport and housing clash on the runway
Lookout’s Christopher Neely puts Santa Cruz County politics and policy in focus in his weekly newsletter.
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Carmageddon: Soquel Drive improvements moving forward, with biggest impact likely for the summer
Work to encourage residents to cycle, walk and take the bus more is happening along Soquel Drive, and Santa Cruz County staff expect the most noticeable traffic delays to occur over the summer both because of the scope of work and the generally higher traffic levels.
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High school sports roundup: Baseball, softball races coming down to the wire
In his weekly roundup of Santa Cruz County high school sports, Thomas Frey sets the scene for the decisive final stretch in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Pacific Coast Athletic League.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, April 26-May 2
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
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, April 25-May 2
With the weekend nearly here, get your B9 shot in the form of Baine’s Nine, Wallace Baine’s recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Comic Shane Mauss seeks to bring the fun back to psychedelics
Comedian Shane Mauss has built his entire act around his experience with psychedelic substances like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and ayahuasca. He brings his show “A Better Trip” to the Rio on Saturday.
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Santa Cruz County school districts ramp up plans to build teacher, staff housing
As school districts face challenges retaining staff and teachers due to the rising cost of living in Santa Cruz County, they’re also trying to push forward one potential solution: building and renting out their own workforce housing at below-market rates. Santa Cruz City Schools hopes to have workforce move into a development by 2027.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Cruz Foam’s national deal, REI employees vote to unionize, outdoor dining permit rules still pending approval
Cruz Foam is expanding the reach of its sustainable packaging, the Santa Cruz County labor movement takes another step and the latest chapter in what’s become a complicated transition to outdoor dining in Santa Cruz are all topics in Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly business roundup.
