Not a farewell, more of a see-you-later
Lookout correspondent Wallace Baine announces his retirement after more than 35 years of covering Santa Cruz County’s arts and culture beat. More here in his own words.
The Wallace we know
With veteran Santa Cruz County chronicler Wallace Baine stepping away from everyday duties with Lookout, founder and CEO Ken Doctor has an appreciation. Read it here.
OPINION: Five years post-CZU fire, county bureaucracy continues to sabotage my rebuild — it’s a warning for all Californians
Five years after the CZU fire, Army veteran Justin Walker says Santa Cruz County has blocked his family’s rebuild through shifting rules, repeated geologic demands and legal stonewalling. Despite early promises to fast-track fire survivors, he argues that the county has treated his property differently from neighboring rebuilds. The result: hundreds of thousands in costs, lost years of family life, and land impossible to build on. He has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the county. His case, he writes in a Community Voices op-ed, shows how post-disaster bureaucracy can become a quiet crisis for wildfire survivors across California. Read his opinion piece here.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
