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In the Public Interest: The lost summer: City scrambles to make it up to Seabright businesses
Around Santa Cruz County politics and policy with Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
At Santa Cruz High, years of construction drag on with no firm end in sight
Years of construction at Santa Cruz High, meant to modernize the historic campus, have instead created a maze of fencing and relocated programs that is testing the patience of students and teachers who say they dream of the day their school won’t feel like an endless work in progress. Continue reading…
Pajaro Valley Unified School District board to explore lowering voting age for board elections to age 16
Three Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees have formed a committee to explore lowering the voting age to 16 for school board elections, aiming to give students more say in decisions that directly affect them. Continue reading…
Forward progress halted on fire east of Nisene Marks
Cal Fire crews stopped forward progress on a fire east of The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and the Soquel Demonstration State Forest that broke out earlier Monday morning. Continue reading…
Carmageddon: County’s annual road maintenance program enters final stretch
Santa Cruz County work crews have already performed annual maintenance on both Mid-County and North County roads, the latter round being completed last Friday. Now crews will move on to South County roads for the final stretch of work, which begins Monday and is expected to last through late October. Continue reading…
Loving fire with fire: Humor, horniness and happiness inhabit post-CZU film
Well-known performance artists and filmmakers Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens interpret their close encounter with the 2020 CZU fire with a new taboo-busting film that puts the fires into the context of “ecosexuality.” Continue reading…
Best of Santa Cruz County events, August 25-28
Here are some events you may be interested in this week:
Monday, Aug. 25
- Pilates & Posture with Horess | 9 a.m. @ BEYOND liberty, Center for Learning, Wellness, Sanctuary and Horse Retirement | $25 (This class included with membership)
- Cypress Health Institute 556 Hour Massage Certification | 9 a.m. @ Cypress Health Institue | $7500
- Pace Trail Building Project | 9 a.m. @ Quail Hollow Ranch County Park | Free
- Whitney Modern Summer Salon | 11 a.m. @ Whitney Modern | Free
- Reading Poems Together: The Spoken Experience: A Lunchtime Learning Series | 12 p.m. @ Capitola Branch Library | Free
- Knitting at the Library @ Felton | 12 p.m. @ Felton Branch Library
- ARM in ARM | 12 p.m. @ WomenCare
- Monday Happy Hours | 3 p.m. @ Aptos Vineyard Tasting Room | Free
Tuesday, Aug. 26
- “All the Pages Are My Days”: Print and Visual Culture of the Grateful Dead in Context | 12 a.m. @ McHenry Library
- Breathwork & Meditation with Horses | 9 a.m. @ BEYOND Liberty | $25 (This class included with membership)
- AVAC and Former 49ers Running Back Debut Training Camp for Young Athletes | 10 a.m. @ Almaden Valley Athletic Club | $75
- Community Lunch & Learn at 1440: Sound Healing | 10 a.m. @ 1440 Multiversity
- Downtown Streets Work Readiness Mtg | 10 a.m. @ The 418 Project
- Exhibition—”Weather and the Whale” | 12 p.m. @ Institute of the Arts and Sciences
- New Parents’ Support Group | 12 p.m. @ Felton Branch Library
- Cancer Support Group | 12 p.m. @ WomenCare
Wednesday, Aug. 27
- Bilingual Baby Laptime | 10 a.m. @
- Bilingual Toddler Storytime | 11 a.m. @
- CEO Works Lunch: What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means to Your Business | 11 a.m. @ Inc. 110 Cooper Street #201 | $28.52
- Painting with Oils and Acrylics – with Toaa Dallo | 1 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Art League | $180 (SCAL members get a 12% discount on classes!)
- Motion Pacific: Dance for PD | 1 p.m. @ The 418 Project
- Wig Out Wednesday | 4 p.m. @ Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Wine Bar | Free
- Wine Wednesdays at Saison Cellar & Wine Bar | 4 p.m. @ Saison Cellar & Wine Bar
- Happy Hour at your favorite Wine Bar | 5 p.m. @ Capitola Wine Bar
Thursday, Aug. 28
- FREE: Yoga at Wildwood Park – Every Thursday morning | 10 a.m. @ Wildwood Park
- Pop-Up Exhibition: Rainbow on Los Gatos | 10 a.m. @ New Museum Los Gatos | $10 ($10 General)
- Tai Chi in the Library | 10 a.m. @ Aptos Branch Library
- Sewing Lessons for Beginners | 10 a.m. @ Everything Home | $60 to $90 (Save 10% when you purchase 6 weeks up front.)
- Popsicle Stick Frames | 10 a.m. @ New Museum Los Gatos | Free
- Author Talks: Tasha Eurich | 11 a.m. @ Register and view more Author Talks at
- Eat for a Cause at Centonove Benefiting The Butter Paddle | 11 a.m. @ Centonove | Free
- Self-Guided Labyrinth Walk | 12 p.m. @ Labyrinth at the Baskin Engineering Circle
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