The fifth annual independent audit of the Santa Cruz Police Department noted successes in improving its internal investigation systems, but added that there is still room for improvement on the accountability side. Police leaders will review the recommendations and may bring them to the city’s public safety committee for input on which to prioritize.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, May 29-June 5
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Thursday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola and Watsonville
Thursday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Corrective commentary: Setting the record straight on RTC, mobile home parks in Live Oak and the June 30 deadline
Castle Mobile Home Estates resident Cami Corvin is pushing back against recent statements by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission regarding alleged encroachments along the rail corridor in Live Oak. Corvin says no agreements or negotiations have taken place between residents and the RTC, despite claims to the contrary. She believes the community is being unfairly targeted and urges the RTC to halt enforcement and have open dialogue with residents.
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Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola/Soquel until Aug 29
Wednesday traffic trouble spots.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Gateway third graders get business education; residents react to proposed new Warriors venue
A project that gets elementary school students up close with Santa Cruz County businesses leads off Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly column, which also covers downtown changes, comings and goings, dates to know and more.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In the Public Interest: Hundreds of county residents could lose housing under Trump’s spending bill
A dispatch from the public square of Santa Cruz County politics & policy via Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
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Carmageddon: Chanticleer overcrossing close to completion; rail trail ribbon-cutting draws hundreds
The so-called “Whale Bridge” over Highway 1 in Live Oak is slated for a July 30 opening but could be done sooner; on Santa Cruz’s Westside, students from Bay View Elementary took the first walk on the segment of the Coastal Rail Trail that connects Bay Street to the wharf.
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Friday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures, Highway 17 hazard, ongoing projects
Friday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, May 22-29
With the Memorial Day long weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.