The boat that caught fire off Pleasure Point and sank last week has been retrieved from Monterey Bay but is unsalvageable, according to engineer Edward Arellano. He is back in Anaheim as he continues to work with insurance and search for new employment.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Santa Cruz Shakespeare goes ‘Into the Woods’ — and strikes gold
Santa Cruz Shakespeare goes musical — and nails it, Lookout theater critic Jana Marcus writes. “Into the Woods” at the outdoor Audrey Stanley Grove is bold, funny and pure summer magic.
Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1 southbound closed for roadwork until 8/29
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around. Santa Cruz County.
Dominican Hospital gets $144K to expand women’s health services
The Women of Wellness Council has donated $144,500 to Dignity Health Dominican Hospital to expand women’s health services.
In the Public Interest: Mobile home park residents lower their armor in rail trail fight, for now
Inside Santa Cruz County politics & policy with Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
Monday evening traffic: Crash at Elkhorn/Hall; Hwy 1 closures in Soquel
Monday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Carmageddon: First phase of Highway 1 redevelopment complete; next phases likely to carry into 2030s
The completion of the “Whale Bridge” at Chanticleer Avenue is the final piece of the first phase of the Highway 1 expansion project, and the next two phases will stretch well into the future.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, July 18-24
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Friday evening traffic: South Hwy 1 closed for excavation until Aug 29
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
As land dispute intensifies, mobile home park residents prepare for standoff against RTC next week
Castle Mobile Estates residents say they plan to block surveyors from entering their property amid a heated land dispute with the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, escalating tensions over the county’s Coastal Rail Trail encroachments.

