Chancellor Cynthia Larive has been meeting regularly with local leaders to find ways to maximize the university’s…
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Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated. But enforcement has varied across the system.
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Get your guard back up, health officials warn: As holidays approach, gatherings could trigger COVID spread
Lookout spoke with Santa Cruz’s David Ghilarducci on rising COVID-19 cases, booster doses and what he recommends as Thanksgiving and other holidays approach.
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Reaction from UCSC: Lecturers hail new deal as ‘a landmark and transformative achievement’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Morning Lookout: Palace Arts to remain open in Capitola; a ‘gross mistake’ for Bonny Doon
The August 2020 CZU wildfire scorched over 85,000 acres of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. California State Parks redwood…
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An unexpected holiday gift: Palace Arts will now remain open in Capitola under new local ownership
The family that took over local restaurants the Crow’s Nest, Gilda’s on the Wharf and Santa Cruz Diner are the new owners of the 41st Avenue Palace store. Longtime owners the Trowbridge family were planning to shutter their final brick-and-mortar business after the holidays.
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As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water
As drought persists, Californians reduced water use 3.9% in September. That reduction was smaller than in August, when Californians used 5% less.
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Do I have to lie to get a COVID-19 booster shot? No, and here’s why
The stumbling block is the criteria listed to qualify for a booster shot when trying to book an appointment. Some have said they don’t qualify for any of the categories.
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A Santa Cruz superfood, superhero-approved: Wonder Woman endorses Goodles’ new mac & cheese
Santa Cruz-based Goodles launched on Tuesday with a new boxed mac & cheese product in four varieties. The founding team includes actor Gal Gadot and former execs at Annie’s and Kraft.
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MORNING LOOKOUT: The Nick in limbo, poetry honors Aschbacher, plus dumplings and ramen
Lookout’s own Ashley Holmes sits down with Eric Ressler, Founder and Creative Director at Cosmic, a Santa Cruz-based…