Hello, my friends! It’s Tuesday, May 10, and after a brisk start with a small chance of showers, Santa Cruz County should see a mostly sunny day and highs in the 50s and 60s. If you haven’t yet explored Lookout’s new Community Voices opinion forum, today’s a good time to take a look — in […]
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Morning Lookout: Challenge to downtown library project; finding the original Ferrell’s
Good morning, Lookout friends! Today is Monday, May 9, and the forecast calls for a mostly sunny day around Santa Cruz County, with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Downtown Santa Cruz is the focus this morning, the mixed-use library project in particular. The long-planned development has been on track to start construction […]
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Sunday Reads: A mother’s unwavering bond; where is the original Ferrell’s?
Mr. W: What my autistic son has taught me about motherhood Nurturing through adversity: Victoria Tatum has spent more than two decades fighting for services for her autistic son, Eliot. As her son became a teen, his anxiety made him increasingly violent. She thinks Santa Cruz families need better intervention, sooner, for families with special […]
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California’s water conservation has been a bust so far. Will drought restrictions work?
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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Morning Lookout: Tragedy and hope in surf community; Tony & Alba’s replacements
Hiya, folks! Today is Friday, May 6, and, peekaboo marine layer willing, we’ve got a nice one on our hands around Santa Cruz County, mostly sunny and with highs from the mid-60s into the 70s. Journalism veterans are well aware of the Friday news dump, when agencies or businesses try to bury what would otherwise […]
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Student Lookout: Top thrift shops, First Friday art tour and where to get good Chinese food
Cabrillo — and UC Santa Cruz — tried to tap a new $2 billion state fund to build on-campus housing. While it was shut…
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UCSC celebrates John R. Lewis College dedication, with students engaging in some ‘good trouble’
Students, community members and faculty celebrated the official naming of John R. Lewis College, formerly known as College Ten, at the Quarry Amphitheater Friday at UC Santa Cruz. While UCSC students are proud to have a college named after the late congressman, some say they hope the university will take action to ensure students are supported with options for affordable housing and resources for groups on campus, among other demands.
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Morning Lookout: Police and fire chief Q&As and Measure D op-eds
Top of the morning to you, Santa Cruz County! It’s Thursday, May 5, and the marine layer will be around much of the day, with temps in the 60s and 70s as the sun peeks out later on. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen and heard plenty about Measure D, set to […]
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Fed makes biggest rate hike since 2000, targeting inflation
Borrowers will feel pinch of higher Fed rate, the single biggest increase since 2000 — and more hikes are on the way.
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Morning Lookout: Abortion rights rally, former mayors speak and good trouble at UCSC
Hello, Lookout friends! Today is Wednesday, May 4, and we’ve got another mostly sunny day ahead, with highs in the 70s and 80s around Santa Cruz County. Much to get to this morning: More than 200 Santa Cruzans turned out on short notice yesterday afternoon to protest the Supreme Court’s seemingly inevitable move to outlaw […]