Woodstock’s Pizza is the latest Santa Cruz County business to see employees move to unionize, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly column.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Events popping off, Vim goes Candy Land, farmers market brunches
Around Santa Cruz County food and drink with Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closed in Capitola/Soquel until Aug 29
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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With Murray Street Bridge closed, port district to explore extended hours for water taxi in coming weeks
The Santa Cruz Port District is eyeing a pilot project to determine whether enough people are interested and would use its water taxi service beyond its current hours as locals continue to adjust to the closure of the Murray Street Bridge thoroughfare.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Santa Cruz’s big summer theater season begins this week with Sondheim, Shakespeare
Both Santa Cruz Shakespeare and Cabrillo Stage are opening their summer calendars this week, with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods” on the slate.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
From dead-end roads to ocean sunsets: Locals share their favorite places to bike, hike and walk in Santa Cruz County
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking and walking.
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Monday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures, defective signal on Hwy 9
Monday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville pledged not to cooperate with ICE. A controversial license plate reader may be undermining that promise.
Police in Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville scan thousands of license plates daily thanks to a surveillance network that is used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the state, including at least one that has been found to be searching on behalf of federal authorities.
Posted inEastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Ask Lookout: Is there any way to lessen the time or impact of Murray Street Bridge construction?
As the impacts of the full closure of the Murray Street Bridge ripple across the city, Santa Cruz residents have raised concerns about congestion, business losses and whether the city could have planned construction more efficiently.
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Carmageddon: Rail project set for key month, with full project report, public meetings expected ahead of August RTC vote
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is gearing up to release its draft project concept report for the ambitious passenger rail project, and will be holding an information session and office hours over the next few weeks.