Sunday Reads: Joby’s lift-off, family therapist reacts to Junior Guards, Lily Belli returns

SFO in half an hour? Where will Joby’s take-off end up taking us?

Joby Aviation’s employees celebrate their production launch of their aircraft on Wednesday June 28 at the Marina airport.

(Photo by Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz.)

‘Helicopter’, ‘air taxi,’ ‘peopled drone’ or ‘eVTOL,’ Joby’s potential revolution opens a world of possibilities. Will it solve some of the more pressing problems of urban life or create a world in which some people live like the Jetsons while others are still Flintstones? Read Wallace Baine’s column here.

➤ MORE COVERAGE: Santa Cruz’s Joby Aviation unveils new era for its air taxi ambitions with first manufactured aircraft

➤ Joby Aviation opens new Santa Cruz office, where another revolutionary company once did business

It’s never OK to make your kids cry every day — a family therapist responds to Junior Guards story

(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Santa Cruz family therapist Mara Alverson was saddened to see Lookout’s recent story headlined “Junior Guards joy: Why making my daughter cry every day was one of the best decisions of my life.” She doesn’t doubt Junior Guards is a great fit for many kids, but she questions “the wisdom of forcing kids to be part of a program that created tears every day for a week.” Read her Community Voices opinion piece here.

➤ PREVIOUSLY: Junior Guards joy: Why making my daughter cry every day was one of the best decisions of my life

Eaters Digest: Special Noodle’s Numbing and Spicy Dan Dan Noodles

Special Noodle

(Lily Belli)

Lily Belli is back from parental leave with a new Friday food letter. Each week she’ll bring you her recommendations for what to eat in Santa Cruz County, along with a weekly guide to the most important food and drink events in the area. She’ll also point you to Lookout’s growing list of area food guides and the best in food news.

This week, she reviews the awkwardly but accurately named Numbing and Spicy Dan Dan Noodles from Special Noodle. A branch of the Bay Area chain opened recently on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, just south of Soquel Avenue. Read her full Eaters Digest.

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