What to know Friday morning in downtown Santa Cruz and on the Westside.
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Friday evening traffic: Westbound SR-152 lane closed at Clifford/Ohlone till July 3
Friday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Morning Lookout: A booming local food delivery biz; quake reactions; Laird’s bill to speed Pajaro levee work
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Friday, April 3.
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Village Foods meal delivery expands toward Live Oak storefront after rapid rise
A Santa Cruz mom launched Village Foods to help people solve the nightly dinner dilemma, and the meal delivery service has quickly taken off. Less than a year in, the business is expanding into its own Live Oak storefront as founder Kelly Langstaff builds on both a national trend and a deeply personal mission to support busy families like her own.
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Laird pushing new bill to speed up Pajaro River levee construction project
State Sen. John Laird is backing new legislation that could help speed construction to repair the Pajaro River levee. Work to fix the river’s flood walls started earlier this year.
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Laird impulsa una nueva legislación para acelerar la construcción del dique del río Pájaro
El senador estatal John Laird respalda una nueva legislación que podría ayudar a acelerar la construcción para reparar el dique del río Pájaro. Los trabajos para arreglar los muros de contención del río comenzaron a principios de este año.
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Lookout PM: Mountain residents’ reaction to early morning tremor, Thursday afternoon power outage, and restaurants participating in April vegan chef challenge
Welcome to Thursday night’s Lookout PM.
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Santa Cruz Mountains residents screamed, sheltered and froze when 4.6 magnitude earthquake jolted them awake
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Boulder Creek early Thursday morning, jolting residents across Santa Cruz County awake and marking the region’s strongest temblor in more than three decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Despite widespread reports of shaking, noise and minor household damage, officials said there were no injuries or structural damage, as residents described fear and renewed urgency around earthquake preparedness.
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Outage leaves more than 1,000 Santa Cruz city residents without power
A power outage caused by a downed tree took out electricity for nearly 1,000 Santa Cruz city customers on Thursday afternoon.
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Weekender: A vegan challenge, First Friday and Easter fun
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out this weekend in Santa Cruz County.