Unsung Santa Cruz: Lookout highlights regular folks doing great things
There are 25 stories.
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Post-pandemic, the restaurant industry is more challenging than ever, but within it are stories of hardworking employees...
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2
Quick Take
It’s been a decade since Ooli Strongheart, then 15, found a safe haven for transition-age youth (TAY) that helped fill...
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3
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A retired teacher, Pauline Seales has worked behind the scenes on some of the county’s most high-profile environmental...
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Having worked for years in transgender health care and advocacy, reproductive health care and opioid awareness, Jen...
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Ernestina Solorio gives her home and her time to ensure farmworker families receive essential items they urgently need.
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Bonny Doon resident Tonje Switzer has turned the experience of her home burning down in the CZU fire into a way to help...
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8
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After working in local schools for years, Cissi Van Wickler and Judy Locke grew tired of seeing differently-abled...
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As an English and health teacher at Delta Charter High School, Jamie Cutter has her hands full. Students and other...
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10
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Where the enormity of the challenges facing the planet drags some into defeatism, it had the opposite effect on Andy...
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11
Quick Take
John Dietz is not your average 85-year-old riding out his golden years. He and his team at the downtown Santa Cruz...
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12
Quick Take
The mission of the Threshold Choir is not only to bring solace to the loved one, but to his or her family as well, to...
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13
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At Amesti Elementary School in Watsonville, the calming and energetic presence of Pablita Lazo and Maria Rodriguez has...
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14
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Kris MacKellar has done all kinds of jobs in his lifetime, but none more fulfilling than driving his aging Ford pickup...
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15
Quick Take
Through the pandemic and the CZU fire, yoga studio owner Juko Holiday prioritized her clients through the community and...
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16
Quick Take
Hector Borjas had “zero experience” with the homeless population when he began as a supervisor at the Santa Cruz...
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17
Quick Take
No one could prepare volunteer fire captain Renee Fenker for what it would be like defending the San Lorenzo Valley area...
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18
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Born and raised in South County, Matt Ryan spent more than 30 years as a firefighter and picked up other roles along the...
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19
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As a program manager for a residential treatment program, April Pao provides support to case managers and the young...
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20
Quick Take
Dominican Hospital’s Paul Angelo was instrumental in making vaccine care and outreach a top priority in Santa Cruz...
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21
Quick Take
Jackie Vasquez has become an active advocate for taking care of farmworkers. Her work at GoodFarms involved everything...
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22
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Linda Meyer could’ve easily looked elsewhere after her marriage broke up or after her 19-year-old son was tragically...
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23
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Domingo Tovar was the second person in Santa Cruz County to die of COVID-19. As the two-year mark nears of his...
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24
Quick Take
Natalia Rivera-España didn’t intend to start a business, but she spotted a big need during the pandemic and knew she’d...
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25
Quick Take
We asked for nominations and there was no shortage. In fact, we got twice as many deserving candidates as we could use...
There are 25 stories.
-
1
Quick Take
Post-pandemic, the restaurant industry is more challenging than ever, but within it are stories of hardworking employees...
-
2
Quick Take
It’s been a decade since Ooli Strongheart, then 15, found a safe haven for transition-age youth (TAY) that helped fill...
-
3
Quick Take
A retired teacher, Pauline Seales has worked behind the scenes on some of the county’s most high-profile environmental...
-
4
-
5
Quick Take
Having worked for years in transgender health care and advocacy, reproductive health care and opioid awareness, Jen...
-
6
Quick Take
Ernestina Solorio gives her home and her time to ensure farmworker families receive essential items they urgently need.
-
7
Quick Take
Bonny Doon resident Tonje Switzer has turned the experience of her home burning down in the CZU fire into a way to help...
-
8
Quick Take
After working in local schools for years, Cissi Van Wickler and Judy Locke grew tired of seeing differently-abled...
-
9
Quick Take
As an English and health teacher at Delta Charter High School, Jamie Cutter has her hands full. Students and other...
-
10
Quick Take
Where the enormity of the challenges facing the planet drags some into defeatism, it had the opposite effect on Andy...
-
11
Quick Take
John Dietz is not your average 85-year-old riding out his golden years. He and his team at the downtown Santa Cruz...
-
12
Quick Take
The mission of the Threshold Choir is not only to bring solace to the loved one, but to his or her family as well, to...
-
13
Quick Take
At Amesti Elementary School in Watsonville, the calming and energetic presence of Pablita Lazo and Maria Rodriguez has...
-
14
Quick Take
Kris MacKellar has done all kinds of jobs in his lifetime, but none more fulfilling than driving his aging Ford pickup...
-
15
Quick Take
Through the pandemic and the CZU fire, yoga studio owner Juko Holiday prioritized her clients through the community and...
-
16
Quick Take
Hector Borjas had “zero experience” with the homeless population when he began as a supervisor at the Santa Cruz...
-
17
Quick Take
No one could prepare volunteer fire captain Renee Fenker for what it would be like defending the San Lorenzo Valley area...
-
18
Quick Take
Born and raised in South County, Matt Ryan spent more than 30 years as a firefighter and picked up other roles along the...
-
19
Quick Take
As a program manager for a residential treatment program, April Pao provides support to case managers and the young...
-
20
Quick Take
Dominican Hospital’s Paul Angelo was instrumental in making vaccine care and outreach a top priority in Santa Cruz...
-
21
Quick Take
Jackie Vasquez has become an active advocate for taking care of farmworkers. Her work at GoodFarms involved everything...
-
22
Quick Take
Linda Meyer could’ve easily looked elsewhere after her marriage broke up or after her 19-year-old son was tragically...
-
23
Quick Take
Domingo Tovar was the second person in Santa Cruz County to die of COVID-19. As the two-year mark nears of his...
-
24
Quick Take
Natalia Rivera-España didn’t intend to start a business, but she spotted a big need during the pandemic and knew she’d...
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25
Quick Take
We asked for nominations and there was no shortage. In fact, we got twice as many deserving candidates as we could use...