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Highway 1 closure postponed amid rainy forecast
Work originally scheduled to shut down Highway 1 this Saturday evening into Sunday evening has been pushed off into April at the earliest, Caltrans announced Wednesday. Continue reading…
Less than two years into the job, Watsonville’s city manager resigns to lead Salinas
Watsonville will be on the hunt for a city manager for the second time in two years after Rene Mendez was hired to take over as Salinas’ top bureaucrat. Continue reading…
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Bad news for commercial fishing, new deadline for outdoor dining permits, big grant for Pajaro Valley health trust
In her latest roundup of local business news, Jessica M. Pasko examines the impact of another severely restricted salmon season, updates the outdoor dining situation in the city of Santa Cruz and highlights upcoming events. Continue reading…
Laurie Love on Wine: Inside Cabrillo’s new wine studies program & holiday wine events to tempt your palate
In the first installment of her biweekly column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love outlines the groundbreaking new wine studies program coming to Cabrillo College and highlights upcoming events for any oenophile’s calendar. Continue reading…
Koumides was ‘fighting for his life,’ witness testifies in downtown garage murder trial
The prosecution brought more witnesses to court Tuesday in John Frederick Burke’s murder trial for the November 2022 stabbing of Neoklis Koumides in a downtown Santa Cruz parking garage. Continue reading…
