Karen Cogswell appeared headed for victory for the Area 6 seat on the Cabrillo College governing board after Tuesday’s update.
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A beautiful machine of despair: Cabrillo Theatre Arts delivers a stunning ‘Machinal’
Cabrillo College’s Theatre Arts brings Sophie Treadwell’s nearly century-old drama “Machinal” to breathtaking life. With Robin Aronson’s imaginative direction, stunning scenic design by Skip Epperson and a sensational performance by Sarah Mitchler, this visually dazzling production explores a woman’s struggle for freedom in a world determined to control her.
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‘An inspiration to many’: Dolores Huerta’s legacy lives on in Santa Cruz County activists she inspired
Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor leader and co-founder of United Farm Workers, inspired generations of activists across Santa Cruz County. Local leaders from Watsonville to Santa Cruz remember her as a champion for farmworkers, women’s rights and community activism.
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Watsonville native’s journey from farmworker family to tech career is focus of new documentary
In “Las Mismas Manos,” co-directed by Consuelo Alba-Speyer, Watsonville native Martín Vargas-Vega goes from picking strawberries with his farmworker parents to working as a software engineer. The documentary looks at the money and isolation problems he faced in Silicon Valley, and at the community that backed him along the way.
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A Lookout View: Karen Cogswell for Cabrillo College trustee
With Cabrillo College at an important crossroads with finances, attracting and retaining students, expanding its offerings and rebuilding trust with parts of the community after the debate over changing the school’s name, the Lookout Editorial Board endorses Karen Cogswell for the Area 6 seat on Cabrillo’s governing board, citing the most relevant experience, the clearest ideas and the strongest grasp of the college’s challenges among the three candidates.
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Cabrillo College: Milissa Ales-Barnicoat, Karen Cogswell and Ben Finke vie for Area 6 seat
Three newcomer candidates are running for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Cabrillo College governing board. Milissa Ales-Barnicoat, Karen Cogswell and Ben Finke each hopes to be the seven-member board’s newest addition.
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Cabrillo College’s ‘La Resiliencia’ celebrates Latino identity, art and community
Cabrillo Gallery’s “LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia” celebrates the resilience of the Latino community through ceramics, paintings and mixed media work. Alyssarhaye Graciano, who curates at MACLA in San Jose, selected works that show how artists are processing identity and the political climate, with a focus on self-preservation and sustainability. The show runs until Oct. 27.
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Abortion pills to be offered at California community college health centers under new law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring California community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion medication starting in 2029. A previous law already requires public universities in California to offer abortion pills.
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470 empty seats make some noise: What’s next for Cabrillo’s original theater?
Two weeks after Lookout asked whether Cabrillo College’s long-shuttered theater could have a second act, nearly 99% of 178 survey respondents said yes. Now a group of longtime Cabrillo artists and educators is exploring what it would take to bring the 470-seat theater back to life, while the college says it welcomes conversations about revitalizing the space.
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Cabrillo College faces estimated $2M budget deficit; President Capps ‘cautiously optimistic’ on stabilization path
Cabrillo College faces a roughly $2 million structural budget deficit as it works to cut costs and boost enrollment. President Jenn Capps said she is “cautiously optimistic” about the college’s path to financial stability.
