Hiya, folks. It is Thursday, March 21, and it’s looking to be a day of increasing clouds and temperatures in the 60s around Santa Cruz County ahead of our next round of rain, due Friday morning.
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Students are to thank for another significant local fossil discovery, Hillary Ojeda reports, with a bone they found while splashing in a Santa Cruz Mountains creek last spring turning out to be from an ancient sloth – the first time evidence of Jefferson’s ground sloth have been found in our county.
Max Chun has details of a fundraiser this week for one of the groups suing Caltrans over Highway 1 widening in Aptos, at which state Sen. John Laird introduced a former transit official who says she was demoted for objecting to highway expansions.
With his Weekender newsletter coming later Thursday, Wallace Baine is in the house, talking to a pair of local stepsisters whose musical journey finds them debuting a new album next week.
With the vote count just about over, Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin has thoughts in our Community Voices opinion section on what we should glean from the races for county supervisor – mainly that most of those who cast ballots are OK with the direction county government is pointed in.
The Thursday headlines also include word that the Highway 1 closure originally scheduled for this weekend has been postponed, so let’s get moving.
Students discover ancient sloth fossil in Santa Cruz Mountains, a first in the county
Tara Redwood School students were playing in a creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains last spring when they stumbled upon a surprise. The object turned out to be the first fossil sloth bone reported in Santa Cruz County. More here from Hillary Ojeda.
At event opposing Highway 1 expansion, Laird lauds Caltrans whistleblower for focus on transit alternatives
State Sen. John Laird introduced the Tuesday evening talk by Jeanie Ward-Waller, a former Caltrans official who says she was demoted for objecting to highway expansions. The event was in part a fundraiser for the Campaign for Sustainable Transportation, which earlier this week sued the state transit agency over Aptos Highway 1 widening. Max Chun reports.
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At this point in the week you might find your thoughts turning toward the weekend, and you’re not alone – Wallace Baine is of like mind, and he’ll be back later this Thursday with Weekender, his recommendation-packed stroll through the Santa Cruz County arts and entertainment landscape. Click right here to sign up for that and all of Lookout’s other newsletters, plus breaking news alerts via text and email. If social media is your thing, you can find us there, too: Connect with Lookout on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads to keep up with local happenings.
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A happy March Madness to all who celebrate, and may Thursday be an enjoyable one all around.
Will McCahill