What’s up, Lookout fam? It’s Wednesday, May 8, with sunshine again plentiful around Santa Cruz County as some spots warm into the low 80s.
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Max Chun was in a Santa Cruz courtroom Tuesday, when Samuel Stone was told he would face murder charges in the February death of UC Santa Cruz student Zainab Mansoor, 21. Judge Denine Guy found that there is “a strong suspicion of guilt” after a prosecutor played a 911 call in which Stone admits to strangling his girlfriend at Seabright Beach.
Hillary Ojeda has covered the turmoil at Live Oak School District at length, and has a preview of this evening’s meeting of the district’s governing board – for which the packed agenda includes appointing a new board member, approving layoffs and voting on a lease deal with a nonprofit that’s been a longtime tenant at a property the district owns.
Jessica M. Pasko is here, too, with her weekly roundup of news, notes, numbers and more from the Santa Cruz County business community. Included are new offerings from Bay Federal Credit Union and an effort to boost the local electric aircraft industry.
Lookout’s Wednesday headlines also include a collection of headlines that national, regional and local media outlines dedicated to our Pulitzer Prize (I won’t lie, we’re still on Cloud 9 about it, and why not?), plus the latest food and drink news from Lily Belli. Let’s go.
Man charged with death of UCSC student at Seabright Beach to face trial for murder
Samuel Stone, 21, will face a murder charge in the February death of Zainab Mansoor. “If he walks away, still, I lost my daughter,” Mansoor’s father, Mansoor Naseem, said after a preliminary hearing Tuesday. “If he gets a full sentence, I still lost my daughter. She meant everything to me.” Max Chun reports.
Live Oak School District to appoint board member, vote on lease agreement with Community Bridges
The Live Oak School District governing board has a full agenda for its Wednesday meeting, including appointing a new board member to a vacant seat, voting on a lease agreement with nonprofit Community Bridges and approving an updated list of layoffs. Get the preview from Hillary Ojeda.
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