Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud was on hand Thursday night to capture the colorful array of costumes and Halloween fun in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Posted inCapitola & Soquel
Photos: Capitola Sea Witches ditch brooms for paddleboards
The Capitola Sea Witches held their annual paddle-out Thursday at the beach in Capitola. More than 50 women ditched their witches brooms and chose stand-up paddleboards to enjoy the chilly sea on a cloudy Halloween morning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Santa Cruz County live music roundup, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4
A roundup of live music coming to venues around Santa Cruz County between Thursday, Oct. 31, and Monday, Nov. 4.
Posted inLatest News
Tree removal will close northbound lane on Highway 17
Tree removal work will result in daytime closures of one lane of northbound Highway 17 in Santa Cruz next week. Starting Monday, Nov. 4, and continuing through Thursday, Nov. 7, travelers will encounter a closure of the right lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Pasatiempo Drive and La Madrona Drive.
Posted inLatest News
Public input sought on Santa Cruz County transportation spending
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is inviting the community to provide input on how it will invest voter-approved revenue from Measure D, a transportation improvement tax that was approved by voters in 2016 to provide funds for highway, trail, rail, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and transit programs in Santa Cruz County.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Santa Cruz County plans restoration work at Freedom Lake
The Santa Cruz County Parks Department is planning a “collaborative initiative” to restore and maintain Freedom Lake in Watsonville that will remove invasive and overgrown non-native vegetation that has limited access to the lake’s shore.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
New guide to Big Basin’s Redwood Loop published
A new guide to the Redwood Loop Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park has been published. Written by a team of biologists and environmental scientists, it addresses the effects of the catastrophic 2020 fire on the park and the long-term changes to the landscape that it ushered in, including the impact on plants and animals in the park.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County has nearly 50 vacancies on its boards and commissions
Across the 38 boards and commissions that advise on policy decisions throughout Santa Cruz County, 45 seats sit vacant, an issue that has slowed the work of some appointed bodies.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County supervisors advance seismic shifts to cannabis consumption rules
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday told cannabis division staff to draw up an ordinance allowing on-site cannabis lounges. The supervisors are expected to take their first vote on the new rules on Dec. 10. If passed, a second vote would likely come sometime in January, with the lounges becoming legal 30 days later.
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KAZU wins Edward R. Murrow Award for flooding coverage
The newsroom of public radio station KAZU was recently recognized with a 2024 national Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of flooding that devastated Santa Cruz County last year.
