If you enjoy panettone, the Italian Christmas bread, this time of year, find it freshly made at Emozioni Patisserie and Manresa Bread. Plus, kick off the season with two tasty holiday events.
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To jump-start light rail future, Santa Cruz County commission readies to spend millions
An upcoming vote by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission would put millions toward planning light rail service between Santa Cruz and Watsonville.
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‘Tis the season: December presents a variety of joyous celebrations of the holiday spirit
December in Santa Cruz County is filled with holiday-themed performances and events, including a handful of performances of “The Nutcracker,” burlesque and drag and two traditional holiday parades in Santa Cruz this weekend.
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Cabrillo College historian on how the school got its name and why some are opposed to changing it
Local historian and longtime Cabrillo College instructor Sandy Lydon started working at the college 10 years after it was founded. He saw the college establish its reputation, and tells Lookout what the name Cabrillo means to him. Lydon wouldn’t name the college after Cabrillo today if he had the chance, but now that the school has voted to change its name, he hopes people won’t forget all it has accomplished.
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Photo essay: Thanksgiving food banks provide help for the holidays
Santa Cruz County’s Second Harvest Food Bank started its Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Nov. 10 in Aptos Village. Since then, the food bank has continued to raise money and supply food to partner agencies to stock its own food pantries in various communities across the county.
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With name change, Cabrillo College faces a reckoning over issues of history and identity
As Cabrillo College is learning, changing the name of an institution is exactly the kind of issue that often mushrooms into a larger and more painful discussion about culture and society — one that could prove to divide friends and neighbors far more than other recent political debates.
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Closing arguments end in Jackson Browne property dispute trial; statement of decision expected in December
Closing arguments from both sides of the Jackson Browne property dispute concluded on Wednesday morning. Judge Timothy Volkmann is set to issue a statement of decision by Dec. 12.
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‘Our small, small token of gratitude’: Breaking ground on Aptos park’s Gutzwiller memorial
Family and friends of slain Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller were on hand Monday at Willowbrook County Park in Aptos as officials broke ground on a memorial to the deputy gunned down in 2020.
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‘Now that we know better, we do better’: Cabrillo College will no longer be named after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Following a recommendation from a Cabrillo College board subcommittee last week to change the name, the board of trustees voted Monday evening to change the school’s name. The college launched a name exploration project in July 2020.