With two cockfighting cases pending in Santa Cruz Superior Court, it’s “a serious issue in the community,” said Todd…
Lookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: Santa Cruz’s new look; Pogonip encampment clearing
Quick, describe the vibe that characterizes what the one-of-a-kind place that is Santa Cruz is known to be. Now, as the…
Lookout PM: Gail Newel retiring, a day in Pescadero, and the weekly news quiz
Dr. Gail Newel is officially making her four-year stint as Santa Cruz County health officer the final chapter of her…
Lookout PM: Weekender, public school enrollment dropping, and looking forward towards a 2024 housing bond
With Santa Cruz County’s K-12 schools seeing the largest annual decline in enrollment in almost 30 years, officials at…
Lookout PM: Pogonip encampment sweep imminent and Scotts Valley High’s signing day
Last fall, after the City of Santa Cruz finished clearing the Benchlands homeless encampment, many people began…
Lookout PM: Lily Belli on Food, Riverfront project underway, and JAG advocates for women in justice system
Demolition has begun along Front Street in downtown Santa Cruz for the new complex to be known as the Riverfront…
Lookout PM: Inside SC County’s animal shelter, fairgrounds shelter closing, and next steps for the OVO
Christopher Neely examines the next steps for the City of Santa Cruz’s oversized vehicle ordinance after the California…
Lookout PM: Blaine Street reopening, Coastal Commission OKs OVO, and Pajaro Middle School’s rebuild
The women’s facility of the Santa Cruz County Jail has been closed since September 2021.
Lookout PM: Weekender, county faces budget deficits, and a health care worker’s call for change
As Santa Cruz County begins building out its budget for 2023-24, leaders warn that the county might have to tighten its…
Lookout PM: County fair’s interim CEO, UCSC antisemitism coverage, and the county artist of the year
Two weeks into his duties as interim CEO, Ken Alstott says things are on track for “a very good fair this year” even…

