The $4 billion rail project: Glory train? Or trip to nowhere?
Santa Cruz County’s hotly debated proposed rail service, ZEPRT, could cost billions of dollars and take a couple of decades to complete. Is it up to the task of transforming the county’s transit system? Wallace Baine examines the question.
10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of June 27
Looking for a new job in Santa Cruz County? Explore the top 10 exciting job opportunities across industries like education, health care and more. Your next career move starts here!
A crash, a camera and our community: How I became a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist
Lookout photographer Kevin Painchaud details the car accident that almost killed him when he was 15 and how his accident shaped how he now sees the world and photographs it. Painchaud was part of the Lookout team that won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of the 2023 storms. His photos of the summer of 2020, documenting rallies for racial equity and social justice, will be on display starting Monday at the London Nelson Community Center. Read his Community Voices opinion piece here.
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