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COVID 2022
Posted inCOVID 2022
COVID PM: County surpasses 100 deaths, racial inequities of virus and more
Welcome to the kickoff edition of COVID PM, part of Lookout’s COVID 2021 initiative announced today. The goal here is simple: To fill you in on the day’s most important COVID-related developments we’re writing about, or learning of via our content partners. Today our correspondent crew here in Santa Cruz County was writing about the […]
Posted inCOVID 2022
California suspends payment on 1.4 million unemployment claims while searching for fraud
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inHealth & Wellness
The inequities of COVID: Why has South County been impacted so disproportionately?
Who were Miri Villalobos and Santiago Tehandon? Two members of a Watsonville community that has absorbed 45% of Santa Cruz County’s COVID-19 death toll despite accounting for just 18% of its population.
Posted inPandemic Life
Santiago Tehandon, 80, retired Watsonville maintenance technician, food bank volunteer dies of COVID-19
In March 2020, Tehandon was named “Hunger Fighter of the Year” by the U.S. House of Representatives, and was honored by the city of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in response. He died of COVID-19 related complications on Christmas Day.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Lookout unveils ‘Covid 2021,’ including new COVID PM newsletter and COVID Text Alerts
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inVaccine Watch
California sets a new goal: Vaccinate a million people over course of 10 days
Acknowledging that vaccinations have been too slow, state officials aim to ramp up the pace. But many questions remain about expanding to the next groups of Californians, and, in the meantime, some doctors complain that they still haven’t been vaccinated.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Even as empty storefronts pile up, downtown Santa Cruz merchants’ resolve perseveres
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inVaccine Watch
28% of county hospital workers offered vaccine have yet to take it
Those who didn’t get the Pfizer or Moderna shots include some who were out of town or were ill and had to defer, said Dr. David Ghilarducci, the county emergency medical services director. But others have declined the shots, apparently wanting to see if side effects develop.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Newsom proposes $4.5 billion in state help for businesses and jobs affected by COVID-19
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…