The event set for Sunday at downtown Santa Cruz’s Kaiser Permanente Arena is free and open to everyone as it seeks to preserve Native traditions and culture for future generations.
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Facing enrollment challenges, Cabrillo College charts course to fix $5.5 million budget gap without layoffs or major cuts to classes
Cabrillo College President Matt Wetstein told Lookout on Wednesday that the school plans to address an estimated $5.5 million budget deficit without layoffs or major cuts to classes.
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Santa Cruz’s housing boom sees ‘significant slowdown’ as economic fears deepen
Santa Cruz County is facing multiple economic challenges, local leaders warned at an economic conference Thursday, as housing developments stall, UCSC grapples with federal funding cuts and government agencies prepare for a potential recession amid immigration concerns.
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Cheryl Anderson’s amazing adventure: A conversation with the famed choir director on the eve of her retirement
Cabrillo College choir director Cheryl Anderson will retire from her post following her choir’s performances this weekend with the Santa Cruz Symphony. Lookout talks with her as she reflects on her 35-year career leading the community in song.
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Cabrillo College’s annual queer prom uplifts LGBTQ+ students
A student-led LGBTQ+ prom at Cabrillo College, born during the pandemic, has evolved into an annual tradition, offering students a safe space to celebrate the end of the school year.
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Annual exhibition showcases Cabrillo students’ artistic skill
Student Exhibition 2025 displays interdisciplinary work by students across Cabrillo College’s art and photography departments.
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Cabrillo College horticulture students help plan native, sustainable garden
The one-day beautification effort will create a drought-tolerant, eco-conscious landscape in partnership with K&D Landscaping, designed by Shanti Wertz of Evolve Exteriors and Nicola Hughes of Cabrillo Horticulture with support from students in the horticulture department. The native plant landscape design celebrates California’s native plants and Indigenous culture while providing a new outdoor lab area for students. Plants will be labeled to encourage community learning and cultural appreciation.
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Cabrillo course spotlights native edible plants with Indigenous feast and film showcase
Inspired by recent climate disasters in Santa Cruz County, Edible Landscaping instructor Mimi Schilling decided to focus on edible plants native to the Central Coast when she took over the longstanding Cabrillo College course last fall. She also launched a monthly film series on food sovereignty, which culminates in a five-course dinner prepared by Central Coast-based Indigenous chef Christina Lonewolf and a screening of the film “Gather.” Students in the class are growing miner’s lettuce, an edible plant found widely in California, to use in the feast.
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California’s fund to build student housing runs dry — leaving community colleges in the lurch
Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many California schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.
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‘We’re not in violation of the law’: Santa Cruz County schools respond to memo to end DEI initiatives or risk losing federal funding
In a Friday memo from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, federal officials told schools and universities they have two weeks to end all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding. Santa Cruz County school and college leaders told Lookout that while the memo is concerning, they believe they’re not at risk of losing funding as they’re following state and federal laws.