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Morning Lookout: Capitola’s 41st Avenue-focused housing plans; restaurants face steep recovery after Capitola Village fire
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Thursday, March 19.
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Conservation groups to host cleanup along San Lorenzo River this weekend
The Coastal Watershed Council and the Watershed Stewards Program are hosting a volunteer event on Saturday focused on cleaning the San Lorenzo River watershed.
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With Capitola Mall site rezoned, city aims to focus state-mandated growth on 41st Avenue corridor
Once redeveloped, the Capitola Mall is expected to take care of a large number of state-mandated housing units that the City of Capitola must plan for by 2031. Moving forward, the city seeks to center development on the 41st Avenue corridor, which officials say holds the best opportunities for building.
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Mijo’s, Geisha face long road to recovery after deadly Capitola fire
A week after a deadly Capitola Village fire damaged their building, the owners of Mijo’s Taqueria and Geisha Japanese Restaurant are still waiting on insurance assessments and remain unable to access their red-tagged spaces. With repairs likely to take up to a year, they’re weighing next steps while receiving an outpouring of community support, including a sold-out fundraiser.
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California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority?
As heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.
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California leaders lionized César Chávez. Now, they face a reckoning with his past
Leaders up and down California, many of whom were personally inspired by César Chávez’s life’s work, are grappling with multiple allegations of sexual assault against the late labor leader.
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Lookout PM: Watsonville nonprofit changes award name after César Chávez allegations, Bonny Doon station fire investigated as arson, ICE officials’ 2026 Watsonville visits
Welcome to Wednesday night’s Lookout PM.
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Sheriff’s office investigating fire at Bonny Doon fire station as arson
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning fire at a county fire station in Bonny Doon as arson.
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Watsonville nonprofit changes name of award following allegations against labor leader César Chávez
Friends of Watsonville Parks and Community Services is renaming its community impact awards following sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chávez.