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Vaccine Watch

How do I get vaccinated in Santa Cruz County? We’ve got a video for that (plus other resources, too)

VERNON, CA - MARCH 23: Fredrick Agyin, Director Of Health And Environmental Control for the the city of Vernon displays one vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine which contains roughly 6 doses as they city is using a van to operate a mobile clinic and provide vaccination to frontline workers at various food and industrial plants in the city. The goal is to vaccinate about 11,000 workers. So far, it has vaccinated nearly 5,000 workers, all of who live in nearby neighborhoods in South L.A. and several cities in Southeast L.A. County. Vernon on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in Vernon, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

How do I get vaccinated in Santa Cruz County? We’ve got a video for that (plus other resources, too)

By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff

Quick Take

Here’s a breakdown of all the places a person might go to get vaccinated in Santa Cruz County now that eligibility is...

Officials expect COVID vaccines to be available to children under 5 early next week. Here’s what you need to know

Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

COVID Today

Officials expect COVID vaccines to be available to children under 5 early next week. Here’s what you need to know

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

With the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on the brink of approval for children ages 6 months to 5 and 6 years,...

Q&A: I’m eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. Should I get it?

Michael Stremfel prepares a COVID-19 booster shot at Flintridge Pharmacy in La Cañada Flintridge.

COVID Today

Q&A: I’m eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. Should I get it?

By Melissa Healy

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

The FDA and CDC offered little guidance about who should get the newly authorized second COVID-19 booster shot. We break...

COVID Today

Ready for a second booster? You’ll have to wait just a little while

COVID Today

Ready for a second booster? You’ll have to wait just a little while

By Max Chun
COVID 2022

Vaccine clinic in San Lorenzo Valley aims to boost rates

COVID 2022

Vaccine clinic in San Lorenzo Valley aims to boost rates

By Grace Stetson

Quick Take

Residents across the Santa Cruz Mountains — from Boulder Creek to Ben Lomond and beyond — have had lower rates of...
COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff
COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff
COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

COVID 2022

Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times

By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff

Civic Life

Latest News

Dianne Feinstein, the first woman to represent California in the Senate, dies at 90

Latest News

Dianne Feinstein, the first woman to represent California in the Senate, dies at 90

By Cathleen Decker

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

Dianne Feinstein survived two assassination attempts and a mayoral recall to become the most popular politician in...
Watsonville

New CEO Gray says he plans to make Watsonville Community Hospital ‘one of the best in the country’

Watsonville

New CEO Gray says he plans to make Watsonville Community Hospital ‘one of the best in the country’

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

Watsonville Community Hospital’s new CEO, Stephen Gray, says he aims to transform the facility into one of the nation’s...
Civic Life

Child care is dropping off a federal funding cliff. What it means for California families

Civic Life

Child care is dropping off a federal funding cliff. What it means for California families

By Jenny Gold

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

Federal child-care funding is expiring, which could send providers spiraling. California will probably avoid the worst...
Housing

Can’t afford California? Try living in a tiny sleeping pod. All 4 feet of it

Housing

Can’t afford California? Try living in a tiny sleeping pod. All 4 feet of it

By Terry Castleman

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

Two young entrepreneurs who themselves struggled to remain housed now run a company that aims to create affordable...

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Health

Latest News

Watsonville Community Hospital board approves 4-year, $640,000 annual contract for new CEO Stephen Gray

Latest News

Watsonville Community Hospital board approves 4-year, $640,000 annual contract for new CEO Stephen Gray

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

Watsonville Community Hospital’s governing board approved a four-year contract Wednesday for its new CEO, Stephen Gray....
Watsonville

Sutter executive Stephen Gray chosen as new CEO of Watsonville Community Hospital

Watsonville

Sutter executive Stephen Gray chosen as new CEO of Watsonville Community Hospital

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

Watsonville Community Hospital’s governing board is set to vote next Wednesday to appoint Stephen Gray as its next CEO....
K-12 Education

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe

K-12 Education

‘Kids are having to use their deadname’: Students say gender policies make schools feel unsafe

By Melissa Gomez

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

New policies requiring schools to notify parents if a student is gender-nonconforming are seeping into campus culture in...
Opinion from Community Voices

Anderson Cooper is helping me understand grief — and podcasting

Opinion from Community Voices

Anderson Cooper is helping me understand grief — and podcasting

By Claudia Sternbach

Quick Take

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach has fallen for Anderson Cooper. His podcast, anyway. On it, he unpacks his grief at...

Environment

Environment

As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky

Environment

As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky

By Susanne Rust

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

While satellites and offshore buoys can inform scientists about marine heat waves, the effects on ocean species are less...
Wildfires

Is California’s wildfire season finally over? Don’t bet on it, experts say

Wildfires

Is California’s wildfire season finally over? Don’t bet on it, experts say

By Hayley Smith

Source: Los Angeles Times

Quick Take

Recent storms have dampened conditions but have also spurred new vegetation that could act as fuel for fires. And strong...
K-12 Education

Aptos teen couldn’t find data on health of local waterways, so he invented his own award-winning tool

K-12 Education

Aptos teen couldn’t find data on health of local waterways, so he invented his own award-winning tool

By Hillary Ojeda

Quick Take

Pacific Collegiate School senior Jack Driscoll-Natale invented a low-cost water-quality monitor that’s easy to use and...
Opinion from Community Voices

Did the scent of fire scare you last week? Join Firewise, meet your neighbors, be ready for disaster

Opinion from Community Voices

Did the scent of fire scare you last week? Join Firewise, meet your neighbors, be ready for disaster

By Shareen Bell

Quick Take

Shareen Bell got spooked by the smell of wildfire that hung in the air around Santa Cruz County last week. It took her...

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City Life

Food & Drink

Zen Musubi’s rice balls aim to bring good karma to downtown Santa Cruz kiosk

Food & Drink

Zen Musubi’s rice balls aim to bring good karma to downtown Santa Cruz kiosk

By Lily Belli

Quick Take

Zen Musubi opened earlier this month in the kiosk on Pacific Avenue formerly occupied by Café Campesino. Owner Lisa...
City Life

New ‘Ten’ show opens ‘art season’ in Santa Cruz

City Life

New ‘Ten’ show opens ‘art season’ in Santa Cruz

By Wallace Baine

Quick Take

Aiming to showcase the “endless” pool of Santa Cruz County arts talent, the group show “Ten” opens Saturday at the...
Local Business

This week in Santa Cruz County business: Outdoor dining hurdles, Joby joins Air Force, Crepe Place’s loss

Local Business

This week in Santa Cruz County business: Outdoor dining hurdles, Joby joins Air Force, Crepe Place’s loss

By Jessica M. Pasko

Quick Take

In her weekly roundup of news and notes from the Santa Cruz County business community, Jessica M. Pasko looks at hurdles...
Food & Drink

Despite sudden Llano Seco Meats closure, local butchers say there’s still plenty of high-quality pork

Food & Drink

Despite sudden Llano Seco Meats closure, local butchers say there’s still plenty of high-quality pork

By Lily Belli

Quick Take

Llano Seco Meats, one of the Bay Area’s largest suppliers of heritage pork, ceased production in mid-September, leaving...

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