Max Chun

Max Chun is the general-assignment correspondent at Lookout Santa Cruz. Max’s position has pulled him in many different directions, seeing him cover development, COVID, the opioid crisis, labor, courts and much more.Having grown up on the Westside and attended Santa Cruz High School, Max earned a bachelor’s degree in politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles in 2019. While there, he discovered an unexpected but welcome passion for journalism. While in college, he worked as part of the distribution team for the Culver City-based nonprofit documentary film company Brave New Films. During and after the pandemic, he worked at Verve Coffee Roasters’ Seabright location, blessing locals and tourists alike with top-tier latte art while getting his start in a professional journalism setting with Lookout.

Max joined Lookout in its early days and became our first home-grown local reporter more than a year ago. His community connections and savvy have served us as his hometown undergoes multifaceted change.
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Lookout PM: Weekender, students find ancient fossil in SC Mountains, and a talk with a Caltrans whistleblower

by Max Chun

Welcome to Thursday night’s Lookout PM. Be sure to sign up for our breaking news email alerts here and take advantage of our breaking news texts by signing up here. Weekender: Mourning Amy Ettinger, a Santa Cruz High shindig and feting Joe Ortiz The weekend is nearly here, and Wallace Baine has recommendations for things to do. Continue […]

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At event opposing Highway 1 expansion, Laird lauds Caltrans whistleblower for focus on transit alternatives

by Max Chun

State Sen. John Laird introduced the Tuesday evening talk by Jeanie Ward-Waller, a former Caltrans official who says she was demoted for objecting to highway expansions. The event was in part a fundraiser for the Campaign for Sustainable Transportation, which earlier this week sued the state transit agency over Aptos Highway 1 widening.

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Lookout PM: Highway 1 closure postponed, Watsonville city manager resigns, and a local biz roundup

by Max Chun

Welcome to Wednesday night’s Lookout PM. Be sure to sign up for our breaking news email alerts here and take advantage of our breaking news texts by signing up here. Highway 1 closure postponed amid rainy forecast Work originally scheduled to shut down Highway 1 this Saturday evening into Sunday evening has been pushed off into April at […]

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