Caltrans and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission are planning for the future of Highway 17. Officials discussed their priorities for the corridor — safety, congestion relief and climate resiliency — during a recent presentation, including expanding the 17 Express bus route to Highway 85 in Santa Clara County.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Vehicle gets stuck in rising floodwaters amid this week’s rainfall
The Santa Cruz fire and police departments rescued a man from his car early Thursday morning on Brookwood Drive near Dominican Hospital after it was caught in water overflowing from Arana Creek.
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In final State of the City address, Keeley lauds Santa Cruz’s progress on housing and homelessness
In his State of the City address Thursday, Mayor Fred Keeley looked back on the city’s progress with building housing and cutting down homelessness, and discussed how city council districts have affected city government.
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Cold weather advisory issued for Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County is falling under a cold weather advisory, which means that temperatures could drop as low as 34 degrees. Forecasters predicted a low of 42 degrees in the city of Santa Cruz on Thursday night.
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Best of Santa Cruz County arts & food events this weekend, Feb. 19-22
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Wednesday evening traffic: DUI crash, lane closures on SR-152 & Hwy 9, road hazard
Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: New owners for Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios; Activity Ally aims to help parents find activities for their kids
A key piece of Santa Cruz’s music culture is under new ownership, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look around local business. She also spotlights a new site that aims to be a repository for children’s activities in the area.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 17
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Flooding, downed tree, and multiple lane closures reported
Tuesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Surfer statue ‘to honor the women of the water’ proposed for Pleasure Point
The Pleasure Point resident spearheading the project said the statue would connect Santa Cruz’s Eastside to the Westside, where a bronze male surfer has stood with his board for nearly 35 years. The approximately 17-foot-tall monument with a female figure wearing a wetsuit and holding a longboard is proposed for a bluff along East Cliff Drive.