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The Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County will host “A Community Conversation on Climate Change” on March 16....
Good morning, all. It’s Tuesday, March 7, and the forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s amid a mix of sun and clouds around Santa Cruz County — and, as you’ll see in a sec, more rain is inbound.
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We’re not yet done with atmospheric rivers this rainy season, Max Chun reports, with another stretch of wet weather headed our way. Thursday into Friday is looking to be the heaviest of it, with more flooding and downed trees and power lines possible.
From UC Santa Cruz, Hillary Ojeda reports on a mobile crisis response team that’s the first of its kind in the University of California system. It’s operating four days a week as it gets off the ground, aiming to bring trained mental health professionals, rather than police officers, to those in crisis.
And in our Community Voices opinion section, activist Peggy Flynn writes about her anger about and fear of climate change, even as she looks ahead to an event next week that can help locals looking for ways to make a difference around Santa Cruz County.
The Tuesday headlines also include the latest local COVID data and a story on how Californians are gentrifying a prime Baja kitesurfing spot, so onward we go.
More rain? Yet another atmospheric river on collision course with California
More stormy weather could make landfall ahead of this weekend, with another atmospheric river hitting the Bay Area and forecast to bring up to 5 inches of rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains and up to 3 inches at lower elevations. Read more here from Max Chun.
➤ STORM AFTERMATH: What goes into clearing a landslide? On Highway 9, it’s a lot of hours, people and uncertainty
UC Santa Cruz’s new mobile crisis response team first of its kind in UC system
Aiming to have trained mental health professionals, rather than police officers, respond to mental health crises, the Campus Mobile Crisis Team is now responding to calls four days a week on the UCSC campus and is ramping up to seven days a week. You can reach the service by calling 831-502-9988. Hillary Ojeda reports.
➤ MORE FROM CAMPUS: UCSC graduate student union leader Jack Davies on strike, strong opposition to new contract
That’s the lay of the land as we head into another Tuesday. And though Lily Belli is on maternity leave, Tuesday at Lookout still means a heaping helping of Santa Cruz County food and drink news, so if that sounds like something you’d be into, click here to sign up for that and all of our other newsletters, plus breaking news. You can also stay current with local goings-on by following Lookout on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Have an excellent Tuesday, and I shall see you back here Wednesday a.m.
Will McCahill
Lookout Santa Cruz