Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Pajaro Valley groups sue state, Monterey ag commissioner over pesticide use near schools by Hillary Ojeda April 5, 2024April 8, 2024 Coalition plans federal lawsuit over pesticide exposure across California — including in Santa Cruz County by Hillary Ojeda February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 California’s pesticide advisers live off a system of kickbacks and conflicts of interest. That has to change. by Woody Rehanek January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 We have to do more to tighten pesticide regulation in Santa Cruz County by Woody Rehanek November 16, 2023November 29, 2023 In Watsonville, farmworkers, students and activists demand state reduce pesticide use, boost organic farming by Hillary Ojeda October 31, 2023 Let’s hold our state accountable for pesticide regulation: Urge Gov. Newsom to sign AB 652 by Woody Rehanek October 3, 2023 California is its own sort of slave state — we need to enact farmworker rights now by Ann Aurelia López September 5, 2023 Why won’t our state pesticide regulators keep us safe from Telone? Why won’t they follow the science? by Yanely Martinez August 10, 2023 Watsonville City Council adopts resolution supporting transition to organic farming by Hillary Ojeda June 28, 2023 Watsonville City Council supports organic conversion from pesticides near area schools by Hillary Ojeda April 26, 2023 Santa Cruz County should not be using a pesticide banned in 34 countries — that is environmental racism by Erika Alfaro January 29, 2023 Listen to voices you rarely hear: the mothers who pick your strawberries. They say their kids are paying the price for our bounty. by Jody K. Biehl and Kevin Painchaud January 3, 2023December 17, 2023 Healthy soil, healthy people, carbon storage … the reasons to ditch pesticides are endless by Woody Rehanek December 11, 2022 Our farmworkers are being sexually assaulted and poisoned on the job. Why aren’t we helping them? by Ann Aurelia López November 29, 2022 Ag companies regularly spray my neighborhood with pesticides; it’s time to make them stop by Kathryn Mizuno November 13, 2022 A Lookout View: It’s 2022; we need to stop spraying pesticides around our children and schools by Lookout Editorial Board October 20, 2022December 20, 2023 Lookout Update: Pressure mounts on pesticides near schools — especially those on Pajaro Valley outskirts by Mark Conley October 20, 2022 Organic’s big South County moment: Might school-zone pesticide switch provide momentum for change? by Mark Conley October 5, 2022 Pressure building on pesticides, Driscoll’s says it will consider organic-only by schools by Mark Conley October 3, 2022 ‘What would we do without these people?’ A Q&A with ‘furious’ farmworker advocate Ann Lopez by Mark Conley August 1, 2022
Pajaro Valley groups sue state, Monterey ag commissioner over pesticide use near schools by Hillary Ojeda April 5, 2024April 8, 2024
Coalition plans federal lawsuit over pesticide exposure across California — including in Santa Cruz County by Hillary Ojeda February 16, 2024February 16, 2024
California’s pesticide advisers live off a system of kickbacks and conflicts of interest. That has to change. by Woody Rehanek January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
We have to do more to tighten pesticide regulation in Santa Cruz County by Woody Rehanek November 16, 2023November 29, 2023
In Watsonville, farmworkers, students and activists demand state reduce pesticide use, boost organic farming by Hillary Ojeda October 31, 2023
Let’s hold our state accountable for pesticide regulation: Urge Gov. Newsom to sign AB 652 by Woody Rehanek October 3, 2023
California is its own sort of slave state — we need to enact farmworker rights now by Ann Aurelia López September 5, 2023
Why won’t our state pesticide regulators keep us safe from Telone? Why won’t they follow the science? by Yanely Martinez August 10, 2023
Watsonville City Council adopts resolution supporting transition to organic farming by Hillary Ojeda June 28, 2023
Watsonville City Council supports organic conversion from pesticides near area schools by Hillary Ojeda April 26, 2023
Santa Cruz County should not be using a pesticide banned in 34 countries — that is environmental racism by Erika Alfaro January 29, 2023
Listen to voices you rarely hear: the mothers who pick your strawberries. They say their kids are paying the price for our bounty. by Jody K. Biehl and Kevin Painchaud January 3, 2023December 17, 2023
Healthy soil, healthy people, carbon storage … the reasons to ditch pesticides are endless by Woody Rehanek December 11, 2022
Our farmworkers are being sexually assaulted and poisoned on the job. Why aren’t we helping them? by Ann Aurelia López November 29, 2022
Ag companies regularly spray my neighborhood with pesticides; it’s time to make them stop by Kathryn Mizuno November 13, 2022
A Lookout View: It’s 2022; we need to stop spraying pesticides around our children and schools by Lookout Editorial Board October 20, 2022December 20, 2023
Lookout Update: Pressure mounts on pesticides near schools — especially those on Pajaro Valley outskirts by Mark Conley October 20, 2022
Organic’s big South County moment: Might school-zone pesticide switch provide momentum for change? by Mark Conley October 5, 2022
Pressure building on pesticides, Driscoll’s says it will consider organic-only by schools by Mark Conley October 3, 2022
‘What would we do without these people?’ A Q&A with ‘furious’ farmworker advocate Ann Lopez by Mark Conley August 1, 2022
