Lookout PM: Mentone’s lunch al fresco, clocktower stabbing victim dies, and a review of ‘Reefer Madness’

Lily Belli on Food: Santa Cruz’s slam-dunk new cocktail lounge; local mom’s booming meal delivery service; lunch al fresco at Mentone

Lily Belli goes inside downtown Santa Cruz’s Alley Oop, notes the rise of meal delivery business Village Foods, welcomes the return of Little Beach daytime service at Mentone in Aptos and plenty more in her Tuesday newsletter.

One of two victims in clocktower stabbing dies after two weeks on life support

By Max Chun

Justin Moore, the second victim in a March 21 stabbing near the downtown Santa Cruz clocktower, died this past weekend at Stanford University Medical Center following about two weeks on life support, according to his mother. He was 42.

‘Reefer Madness’ is a blast – if you can hear it

By Jana Marcus

A spirited and entertaining “Reefer Madness” from Renegade Theater Company at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz features a talented cast and sharp visual design, but overpowering sound mutes the lyrics and blurs the show’s comic bite.

Dominican Hospital to share a new president with Redwood City’s Sequoia Hospital

By Hillary Ojeda

Dominican Hospital will begin sharing a president with Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City next week. The leadership change follows the retirement of longtime president Dr. Nanette Mickiewicz and comes as the hospital faces ongoing challenges with staffing, retention and capacity, concerns nurses hope new CEO Christine McSweeney will address.

OPINION: If there had been a stop sign at Bay and Meder, my UCSC friend would be safe; the city must fix this intersection

By Aidan Smith

A UC Santa Cruz student was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident at Bay Drive and Meder Street on Jan. 30. His high school friend and fellow UCSC student Aidan Smith has struggled to cope with the crash and has come to see it as more than just a tragic accident. The risks at Bay and Meder were already known, he writes. He believes the intersection is dangerous and urges the city to change the traffic pattern by adding a stop sign or something to slow drivers down and permit easier crossing before another life is changed forever.

California’s next governor to face tough choices for education as state budget tightens

Coalitions of school districts are grumbling about new program overload and are calling on the next governor and the California Legislature to focus on raising base funding.