Lookout PM: Cabrillo board censures trustee Steve Trujillo, Metro ballot measure unlikely to make deadline for November election, and a look at Mother’s Day treats

Cabrillo College board censures trustee Steve Trujillo after finding he violated board policy

By Hillary Ojeda

The Cabrillo College governing board voted Monday night to censure trustee Steve Trujillo after determining he violated board policies on four occasions. The censure, which bars him from leadership roles and committee service for three years, follows prior disciplinary action in 2023.

Friends of Santa Cruz Metro unlikely to collect enough signatures for ballot measure with deadline a week away

By Max Chun

With less than a week to go, Friends of Santa Cruz Metro expects it will not be able to gather the signatures needed to get its proposal for a half-cent sales tax on this November’s ballot.

Lily Belli on Food: April’s delicious highlights, Mother’s Day treats and where to score fresh local salmon

From the best things she ate in April to spots to celebrate Mom in Santa Cruz County this weekend and go-to local fishmongers for salmon, it’s another packed Tuesday newsletter from Lily Belli.

Two Santa Cruz County teachers unions at impasse with their districts over contract negotiations

Teachers unions at Pacific Collegiate School and in Pajaro Valley Unified School District have reached an impasse with administrators after months of stalled contract negotiations over pay and benefits, moving them closer to a potential strike. The disagreements center on salary increases and a proposed cap on health benefits.

Longest-running longboard surf contest in the U.S. returns to Steamer Lane

By Ashley Palma-Jimenez

The Santa Cruz Longboard Union Club Invitational, the longest-running longboard surf contest in the United States, returns to Steamer Lane this Memorial Day weekend.

OPINION: Santa Cruz County children are at risk for whooping cough and measles. Vaccines can protect them.

By Santa Cruz County Pediatric Health Workgroup

Preventable diseases are making a troubling comeback in Santa Cruz County, with whooping cough cases already rising to 33 this year already and measles spreading across California. Most of the cases are starting in middle and high schools, write local pediatric providers. They warn that declining vaccination rates and missed boosters are leaving children, especially infants, vulnerable. The risks of these highly contagious illnesses are real, they write, and stress routine immunizations remain the strongest defense. The moment is urgent: Staying up to date on vaccines will protect us all.