Hello, hello, hello. It’s Thursday, May 1, and the familiar weather pattern persists around Santa Cruz County – morning fog turning to sun (your mileage may vary), temperatures in the 60s and lower 70s.
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Max Chun was in a Watsonville courtroom Wednesday and has the latest in the case of a UC Santa Cruz student whose cellphone was seized by police last fall amid protests of Israel’s war in Gaza. A judge significantly narrowed the scope of a search warrant that had given police sweeping access to data on the device.
A fixture on Santa Cruz County’s choral scene is retiring, and as Cheryl Anderson gets ready to lead the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus in a pair of performances this weekend, Wallace Baine sat down with the longtime choir director for the latest Lookout Q&A.
In Lookout’s Community Voices opinion section, former California Public Utilities Commission president Loretta Lynch writes that the commission has lost its way – and that Californians are fed up.
The day’s headlines also include where protests are happening Thursday around the county – let us proceed.
Judge modifies warrant in UCSC protester phone seizure case
A judge ordered that the date range of a warrant that gave UC Santa Cruz police full access to a student protester’s cellphone be narrowed and that no text or email correspondence with her attorneys can be seized. The attorney for third-year student Laaila Irshad called it “an important win.” Max Chun has the latest.
Cheryl Anderson’s amazing adventure: A conversation with the famed choir director on the eve of her retirement
Cabrillo College choir director Cheryl Anderson will retire from her post following her choir’s performances this weekend with the Santa Cruz Symphony. Lookout talks with her as she reflects on her 35-year career leading the community in song. Here’s Anderson’s Q&A with Wallace Baine.
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