What’s happening, Lookout friends? It is Thursday, July 10 – shaping up to be the warmest day of the week around Santa Cruz County once the marine layer dissipates, with temperatures approaching 100 in the mountains.
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Hillary Ojeda has an update on the aftermath of the dozens of arrests at UC Santa Cruz in May 2024 as police broke up a pro-Palestine encampment. The statute of limitations has expired, and only one of the 122 protesters arrested has been charged.
The Watsonville City Council put the brakes this week on the appointment of a former Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee to the city’s planning commission, Tania Ortiz reports. Councilmember Vanessa Quiroz-Carter raised objections to bringing Georgia Acosta aboard after a contentious tenure on PVUSD’s board, and a decision on the appointment was tabled.
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud hit the streets to hear where locals like to walk, hike and bike around Santa Cruz County – and while plenty of the spots you’d expect are on the list, there are hidden gems, too (including a bucolic favorite of mine).
And in Lookout’s Community Voices opinion section, former columnist Claudia Sternbach updates readers on her life as a widow – from New York City, where she’s moved after renting out her Aptos home.
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From dead-end roads to ocean sunsets: Locals share their favorite places to bike, hike and walk in Santa Cruz County
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking and walking. Check it out here.
More than a year later, just one person is facing formal charges from 122 arrests at UCSC Gaza encampment
Only one of 122 UC Santa Cruz protesters faces charges in connection with Gaza encampment arrests last year as the statute of limitations on prosecution expires. Hillary Ojeda has the update.
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Now go show Thursday who’s boss.
Will McCahill