Welcome to Wednesday night’s Lookout PM.
Part one of our three-part series on the escalating impact and response to Santa Cruz County’s fentanyl epidemic published today. Look out for part two publishing tomorrow, and part three coming Friday.
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UCSC suddenly closes Camper Park
UCSC announced Wednesday that it is officially closing the 40-year-old on-campus trailer park due to “significant health and safety concerns.” Students say they’re “frustrated” and feel “blindsided” by the abrupt decision.
Sustainable surfboards: SwellCycle turns plastic hospital waste into unique boards
Three Santa Cruz entrepreneurs have found a way, using 3D printing tech, to use healthcare industry waste to create a flexible, more sustainable, surfboards. SwellCycle will begin taking preorders soon.
Fentanyl in Santa Cruz, Part 1: With fentanyl deaths doubling, Coral Street is a ‘hot spot’
The toll of misery and death is increasing, as Santa Cruz County now counts a 25-fold increase in fentanyl deaths over five years. A visit to Coral Street, just more than a mile from downtown Santa Cruz, reveals a street scene beyond imagination – but in plain sight. In the first of a three-part series, Lookout reports on the mounting toll of fentanyl here and responses to it. Look out for part two, publishing tomorrow morning.
Santa Cruz County housing market stays course with another busy summer month
The Santa Cruz County housing market has shown familiar trends this summer, and June was no exception.
This week in Santa Cruz County business
In this week’s local business roundup, Jessica M. Pasko dives into sustainable surfboard company SwellCycle, the latest Santa Cruz County job-growth figures and a slew of changes and updates from the business community.
Burke sentenced to 56 years to life in 2022 downtown Santa Cruz parking garage stabbing
Following a guilty verdict in late March, 65-year-old John Frederick Burke was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for first-degree murder with enhancements for prior convictions on Tuesday morning.
Upcoming events featured in BOLO.
BOLO, Lookout’s free public event calendar, is your place to go for things to do. Here are some events you may be interested in this weekend:
Friday, July 12
- Gateway Summer Family Fun Day | 3 p.m. @ Gateway School
- Neighborhood Night | BBQ Night w/ Pajaro Pastures | 5 p.m. @ The Grove Cafe and Bakery
- Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays | 5 p.m. @ 1111 Soquel Ave
Saturday, July 13
- Sin Sisters Burlesque & Drag | 8 a.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center | $30
- Santa Cruz Mountains Classic Car Show | 9 a.m. @ 6265 Hwy 9
- Hop N Barley Beer Festival | 11 a.m. @ Skypark | $50
- Wildflowers Watercolor and Ink Workshop | 1 p.m. @ Annieglass Inc | $80
- “Stop Making Sense” Showing at The Quarry Amphitheater | 6 p.m. @ Quarry Amphitheater
- Cabrillo Stage Production of “In the Heights” Opening Night | 7 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr
Sunday, July 14
- Affirmation Meditation Sound Bath | 10 a.m. @ Breath+Oneness Yoga | $22
- Teen Girls Self-Defense Workshop | 11 a.m. @ MINORSAN Self-Defense & Fitness | $129
- Paint Your Pet Fundraiser ~ Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter! | 12 p.m. @ The Painted Cork – Arts, Crafts & Drafts | $75
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s The Importance of Being Earnest | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
- Forest Nights – Watercolor Painting | 2 p.m. @ Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- Snazzy Productions presents CHRIS SMITHER | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center | $38
