Wednesday news for Santa Cruz’s Eastside and Live Oak.
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Morning Lookout: Watsonville Community Hospital finances; Driscoll’s shakeup; Ami Chen Mills on development
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 2.
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Wednesday evening traffic: Hit and run in Aptos; multiple Hwy 1 & SR-129 closures
Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Watsonville Community Hospital received $10.6 million in state aid in June. Where did it go?
Watsonville Community Hospital leadership says it has used up the entirety of a $10.6 million grant for the facility. The hospital’s chief financial officer tells Lookout that the money was meant to be spent quickly.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Leadership shakeup at Driscoll’s; Watsonville’s new distillery takes inspiration from the sea
In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on high-level departures at Watsonville-based berry giant Driscoll’s, a new distillery in South County and plenty of names, numbers and dates to know.
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Suddenly Seabright? Where has Ryan Coonerty been on development all this time?
Ami Chen Mills, running for mayor of Santa Cruz, pushes back against the assertion by her opponent, Ryan Coonerty, that she has taken a stance “too late” on the project proposed at Seabright and Soquel avenues. She presents the politics behind the Seabright project, criticizes Coonerty’s record on development and local control and explains her own evolving approach to the housing crisis. She argues for truly affordable housing, tenant protections, neighborhood-scale development and stronger local oversight.
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Watsonville Community Hospital recibió $10.6 millones en ayuda estatal en junio. ¿En qué se gastaron?
La dirección de Watsonville Community Hospital afirma que ya utilizó la totalidad de una subvención de $10.6 millones destinada al hospital. La directora financiera del hospital explicó a Lookout que el dinero debía gastarse rápidamente.
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Lookout PM: Continued growth for Monterey County fires; food & drink news; Ashtyn Davis lands back with 49ers
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 1.
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California Assembly backs off voting on bill that would aid wildfire victims
The California Assembly opted not to vote Tuesday on legislation meant to help wildfire victims, deciding at the last minute to push back a decision on a bill that some Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, said wouldn’t meaningfully address the financial challenges caused by catastrophic blazes.