Environmentalist Dan Haifley says the newly minted United Nations high seas treaty will protect the “wild west” of…
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Lookout Update: Out and about with job fairs, scavenger hunts, river tours
School Resource Officer Patrick Ahrens works in Scotts Valley with a job he never thought he would take on. He found…
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Morning Lookout: ‘Rich amount of ignorance’ in anti-trans letter; long-term West Cliff plan; Soulwise at Cali Roots
The California Roots Music & Arts Festival — known universally as Cali Roots — is the celebrated four-day music festival…
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Santa Cruz City Council backs proposed 50-year plan for West Cliff Drive
The Santa Cruz City Council directed staff to move forward with developing a vision for West Cliff Drive as it faces coastal erosion accelerated by this winter’s storms. By the end of the year, city staff will aim to draft a roadmap for the next three years, as well as a 50-year plan.
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Drag Story Time organizers denounce anonymous transphobic letter
The organizers of a drag story time event in Watsonville say they are disappointed that a local newspaper published a transphobic anonymous letter suggesting the event harmed children. Good Times published an apology Tuesday, saying it would establish more stringent review processes and reach out to the LGBTQIA+ community. The letter comes as drag story time events are coming under increasing attack across the country.
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Morning Lookout: Lighthouse erosion worries, cockfighting cases and weighing surf risks
Nowhere in the world has been more dangerous for surfers than Reunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean….
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California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal
The proposition, which came after months of tense negotiations, lays out plans for water cuts in California, Arizona and Nevada through 2026.
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Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say
Though fears of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin have largely diminished, state officials say we’re “not out of the woods” yet.
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Move the lighthouse on West Cliff? With possible sea cave collapse, city council looking at alternatives
The Santa Cruz City Council will discuss preliminary plans for West Cliff Drive on Tuesday, with the impact of this winter’s battering storms on the iconic coastal roadway and what comes next an immediate focus. A draft plan also floats a future study of a sea cave underneath Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse, which could determine how seriously the city will look at the feasibility of relocating the lighthouse; a leader of resident group Save West Cliff is pushing for action sooner.
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Morning Lookout: The aesthetics of changing Santa Cruz; city’s Pogonip encampment approach
UC Santa Cruz is seeing a problematic rise in antisemitic acts, writes second-year music major Bodie Shargel. Shargel…