Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 8. If you’re waking up in Santa Cruz County, you’re in for morning patchy fog and partly cloudy skies that will gradually clear to mostly sunny conditions by the afternoon. High temperatures are expected to reach the upper 60s to lower 70s near the coast, and climb into the upper 70s to low 80s in the farthest inland parts of the county.
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Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation’s plans to ramp up production of its electric helicopters is getting a boost from Toyota, with a manufacturing partnership announced last week, reporter Jessica M. Pasko writes in her weekly look at county business. Joby is aiming to bring commercial passenger flights to 10 states – including New York and New Jersey – as early as this year.
Thinking about venturing out for a bite today? Consider some of the best things Lookout food correspondent Lily Belli ate last month. Among them: a smash burger from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and a blue corn cookie from Pacific Cookie Company.
Our Wednesday headlines also include a story from our partners at CalMatters, about a proposal in which community college students in the state could gain access to medication abortion through campus health centers.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Joby and Toyota to partner on manufacturing, Driscoll’s faces pesticide backlash, economic woes drive slowdown on local granny units
Jessica M. Pasko gives you the latest in local business news, including Joby Aviation and Toyota expanding their partnership, Driscoll’s facing a new class action lawsuit over pesticide use, and upcoming events.
The best things I ate and drank in Santa Cruz County in June
A monthly roundup of Santa Cruz County dining highlights celebrates the start of summer with four finds: a barley and kale salad in Davenport, a smash burger at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and a blue corn cookie and poke bowl in Santa Cruz.
Abortion pills could come to California community college health centers
A California bill would require community colleges with health centers to provide access to medication abortion if lawmakers provide funding. Health center directors say many campuses lack the staffing and infrastructure to offer the service.
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