The state is largely rescinding its strong recommendation that everyone — regardless of vaccination status — mask up in indoor public settings.
COVID 2022
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County closing last two COVID-driven Project Roomkey shelters
Project Roomkey provided shelter to more than 1,000 people in Santa Cruz County as a response to pandemic homeless needs. By the end of June, the county will close the last two of its six shelters — with most, but not all, of the residents placed in other housing.
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LOOKOUT PM: Forum fireworks, sweet vegan treats & Cabrillo music festival
Good evening, everyone. My friend Max, who has been driving this PM Train quite admirably in recent weeks, needed a breather. So I am back to say hello. And to welcome you to primary election crunch time. Maybe it’s the old sportswriter in me, who likes to seek out metaphorical meaning in all competitions, but […]
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LOOKOUT PM: Fishing for good traffic news; inspiration of a classic cartoonist
Good evening, folks. Another epic day after the coastal fog burned off. Here’s a cool look at how that fog behaved this morning. Now to those Thursday night headlines … Ask Lookout: It’s looking like construction on the Fishhook might finally be completed soon — will it? Gone Fishhooking: In this installment of Ask Lookout, […]
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LOOKOUT PM: Meet DA Heather Rogers + the power women of Jewel Theatre
Good evening, everybody. Another fantastically beautiful day in paradise. Hope you got out there away from a keyboard or device of any kind and enjoyed it. I didn’t! But tomorrow is another day. To the busy day of headlines … The first public defender in Santa Cruz County history, doesn’t see cases, only people Q&A […]
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LOOKOUT PM: Meet DA Heather Rogers + the power women of Jewel Theatre
Good evening, everybody. Another fantastically beautiful day in paradise. Hope you got out there away from a keyboard or device of any kind and enjoyed it. I didn’t! But tomorrow is another day. To the busy day of headlines … The first public defender in Santa Cruz County history, doesn’t see cases, only people Q&A […]
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What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge
From tracking early signals to getting boosters and knowing about new drug options, here’s what should Californians be doing now to prepare for a possible spring surge of infections by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant.
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LOOKOUT PM: Some good news on the Santa Cruz outdoor dining front
Good evening, folks, and thanks for joining us here at Lookout PM headquarters. A nice bit of Santa Cruz pride to be taken in the news that native daughter of the Westside, and Stanford junior, Haley Jones, is among the final four of player-of-the-year candidates in women’s college basketball. The reigning national champion Cardinal (29-3), […]
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Coronavirus cases are rising in Europe. Is it a warning for California?
Throughout the pandemic, the U.S. has followed Europe by several weeks in waves of cases, and that could happen again, health experts warn.
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COVID-19 is fading. But ending the health emergency could leave us vulnerable
If the U.S. public health emergency ends, Americans would be vulnerable to a new coronavirus variant that sparks another COVID-19 surge.