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San Lorenzo Valley Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, December 17
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Morning Lookout: County’s steps to boost services for the vulnerable; locals’ generosity in GoFundMe’s top 10; inside Venus’ bartender competition
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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Wednesday evening traffic: White Lexus stalled on Hwy 17; Hwy 9 one-way closure
Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Santa Cruz bartenders shake, stir and sprint at Venus Spirits’ third annual competition
Bartenders from across Santa Cruz County packed Venus Spirits’ Westside tasting room for a raucous, holiday-themed bartending competition that mixed creative cocktails, speed challenges and theatrics, drawing support from an industry crowd.
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Mental health organization MHCAN hopes to resume its services; supervisors move to fill Housing Matters mail void
County behavioral health staff met this week with members of the Mental Health Client Action Network board of directors, who say they want to resume services within six months — but need to get past obligations paid first. On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took steps to prepare for homelessness nonprofit Housing Matters ending its day services in March, particularly the mail services that are a lifeline for many vulnerable residents.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: County ranked in GoFundMe’s top 10 for donations; investors snapping up local homes
An annual report from crowdfunding and fundraising platform GoFundMe spotlights big generosity from our small county, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look at local business. She’s also got news on real estate trends, dates, names and numbers to know and more.
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Lookout PM: San Jose chain’s downtown brunch spot, local rabbi reflects on Bondi Beach shooting, Watsonville fire chief retires after 35 years
Welcome to Tuesday night’s Lookout PM. Find the latest Lookout List winners and runners-up here. Be sure to sign up for our breaking news email alerts here, and download the Lookout Santa Cruz app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Lily Belli on Food: S.J. chain bringing Midtown brunch to downtown Santa Cruz; gluten-free Switch Bakery […]
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Republicans ask federal court to overturn California’s new Prop 50 maps
Republicans and the Trump administration are hoping a panel of federal judges in Los Angeles will halt the new Proposition 50 maps from taking effect. But given the Supreme Court’s recent ruling greenlighting Texas’ redrawn maps, their odds appear long.
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Lily Belli on Food: S.J. chain bringing Midtown brunch to downtown Santa Cruz; gluten-free Switch Bakery sets January café opening
The Breakfast Club at Midtown is set to take over the former Alderwood Pacific spot in downtown Santa Cruz, while a few blocks away, gluten-free farmers market standby Switch Bakery will open in the former Café Limelight early next month.