Dr. Gail Newel is officially making her four-year stint as Santa Cruz County health officer the final chapter of her…
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Judges at the National Pie Championships earlier this month in Florida found out what many in Santa Cruz County already…
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Morning Lookout: Newel retires, Pescadero day trip roadmap, housing bond workshop & Weekender
Santa Cruz Mayor Fed Keeley hosted the first of three public meetings on a potential March 2024 housing bond ballot…
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Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s infrastructure plan could shorten construction of bridges, broadband, water projects and highway maintenance by three years and save the state millions of dollars. At the center of the plan is the polarizing California Environmental Quality Act.
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Student Lookout: Tips for moving out, debt ceiling explained and downtown poke bowls
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter might not be in a “crisis” situation, but from high numbers of pet surrenders and a…
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Jim Brown, football great, actor, civil rights activist, dies
A multitalented athlete cast in the mold of the legendary Jim Thorpe, Jim Brown did so much, and so much so well that he defied labels. He died late Thursday in his Los Angeles home at age 87.
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Morning Lookout: County’s concerning school enrollment decline; call for housing bond
Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year Stephen Kessler gets the star treatment May 20 in a celebration of his work as a…
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Rio Del Mural: Taylor Reinhold spearheads splashy new piece in storm-battered village
Taylor Reinhold, leader of Made Fresh Crew and the director of the landmark “Sea Walls” murals project in Santa Cruz, has added another bold piece to his public catalog, this one along the Esplanade in Rio Del Mar, an area pounded by this winter’s storms.
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Morning Lookout: Pogonip homeless sweep ahead; Scotts Valley athletes’ signing day
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Morning Lookout: Latest downtown development, push to improve women’s jail & opinion on housing
The Commission on Justice and Gender will continue to advocate for the permanent reopening of the Blaine Street women’s…