Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 18
Find a roundup of recent public filings, keeping you informed about the latest business launches across the county.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Feb. 14-20
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Watsonville grower settles over labor complaints; local wineries waiting for export updates
Bonnie Plants, an Alabama-based greenhouse growing company, will pay workers who say they were unfairly fired from its Watsonville facility more than $114,000. In her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko also covers area wineries in the tariff crossfire, honors for Driscoll’s and Annieglass and numbers and events to know.
Prescribed burns planned Wednesday at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Prescribed burns will be conducted at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park on Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The burns will take place in the Old Growth Redwood Loop and along Pipeline Road.
Strong winds and rain lead to power outages in Santa Cruz County; 1,800 still dark early Wednesday
After a blustery Tuesday afternoon that knocked out power to more than 3,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in Santa Cruz, more than 1,800 were in the dark as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, mainly in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 3
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County are required to register with the county clerk. Find the latest business filing here.
In the Public Interest: After public self-immolation, activist’s friends demand transparency
Inside Santa Cruz County politics & policy via Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Jan. 31-Feb. 6
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
As pandemic funds for student mental health expire, county schools find success with wellness centers
Santa Cruz County educators launched a school wellness center at Scotts Valley High this week, part of an eight-center mental health initiative, even as pandemic-era funding cuts force some districts to reduce services.

