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Weekender: Hop N Barley, Aptos Wine Wander, & Summer Shindig

By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff

Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County this weekend.

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Between a lot and a high place: With two apartment buildings rising on either side, a car dealer watches the neighborhood change around him

By Jeff Thomas

A couple of hundred new tenants will be moving in next door, but is that good or bad for a used-car business?

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Sheriff’s Office investigates death of 16-year-old Capitola boy found near wharf

By Caly Luna Plowman

The body of a 16-year-old boy from Capitola was pulled from the water near the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on Monday morning. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, though no foul play is suspected at this time.

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OPINION: Academic turf war between California colleges underscores need for new higher education plan

By Dan Walters

The increased competition between California’s universities and community colleges shows why the state needs to update its 56-year-old higher education plan, writes CalMatters columnist Dan Walters.

Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

Watsonville approves ‘no encampment zones’ along sloughs, levee and downtown plaza

By Tania Ortiz

Watsonville City Council will decide whether to make changes to its camping ordinance, establishing “no encampment zones” in areas such the Struve Slough, the Pajaro River levee and other public spaces around the city.

Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

Bookie’s Pizza claims first retail spot at downtown’s Anton Pacific complex

By Lily Belli

Bookie’s Pizza, an acclaimed Detroit-style pizzeria founded by chef Todd Parker, will relocate to a larger restaurant at Anton Pacific on Pacific Avenue, becoming the first retail tenant in the mixed-use downtown Santa Cruz development. The move marks an early milestone for Anton Pacific’s commercial leasing as developers work to fill new ground-floor retail spaces.

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Best of Santa Cruz County events, July 10-12

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Max Chun is the general-assignment correspondent at Lookout Santa Cruz. Max’s position has pulled him in many different directions, seeing him cover development, COVID, the opioid crisis, labor, courts...