Dr. Lisa Hernandez, a 25-year public health veteran, has worked throughout the Bay Area, including a three-year tenure…
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Lookout PM: Lily Belli on Food, the search for a housing leader, and a local laughing world champion
A broad coalition appears to be crucial to persuading Santa Cruz voters to pass some kind of bond or parcel tax, but…
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Lookout PM: Juneteenth in Santa Cruz, opioid settlement cash, and Pajaro residents remain displaced
In the three years since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, conversations reflecting the…
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Lookout PM: Rare plant stolen from UCSC, McPherson to not seek reelection, and Newel’s final public event
Earlier this week, a rare and hard-to-replace plant was stolen from the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum’s collection. Nursery…
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Lookout PM: Weekender, Cabrillo renaming shortlist, the UCSC class of ’23 reflects on four tumultuous years
Community members weighed in Wednesday in person after Cabrillo College unveiled its renaming shortlist as it aims to…
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Lookout PM: Studying banana slug sex, Watsonville hospital nurses raise concerns, and SC’s punk historian
Banana slugs are embedded in Santa Cruz culture, but few know about the creatures’ secretive, sultry sex lives — or the…
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Lookout PM: Lily Belli on Food, animal shelter workers raise alarm, and a call for a UCSC cultural change
Workers and volunteers at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter have been stretched thin in recent years, and voiced…
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Lookout PM: Grenade brought to SCPD, civil grand jury on affordable housing, and ‘Slug Crossing’ backlash
A community member brought an incendiary device to the Santa Cruz Police Department on Monday afternoon, prompting the…
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Lookout PM: Addressing antisemitism at UCSC, Father’s Day chocolates, and Garden Variety’s unique products
On Thursday, UCSC announced its administrators will participate in a 16-month program led by Hillel International to…
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Lookout PM: Weekender, new county fair CEO, and a leadership switch-up at Good Times
Longtime Santa Cruz local Zeke Fraser was named the county fair’s new manager Thursday, replacing Ken Alstott, who was…