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State’s plan to help speed elementary reopening might have limited impact on local schools

by Nick Ibarra December 30, 2020December 17, 2023

While Gavin Newsom introduced a plan to get elementary school kids back in classes by February, Santa Cruz school officials are voicing skepticism that all the necessary pieces will fall into place to make that happen.

Politics & Policy

Free bus service around Santa Cruz, and over Highway 17, on New Year’s Eve, Day

by Lookout Santa Cruz Staff December 30, 2020January 24, 2024

New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…

Health & Wellness

New, potentially more contagious coronavirus variant found in San Diego

by By RONG-GONG LIN II, Luke Money and SEAN GREENE December 30, 2020

There are a lot of unanswered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it will be distributed in Santa Cruz County….

Leslie Conner, CEO of Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, at Santa Cruz Women's Health Center in December 2020.

Politics & Policy

21 for ’21: Leslie Conner expects to begin seeing the fruits of her labor

by Isabella Cueto December 29, 2020

Leslie Conner, CEO of Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, can’t wait to break ground on a new 20,000-sq. ft. clinic in Santa Cruz County that will be connected to housing and other services. It will be her 10-year anniversary at the nonprofit.

A COVID-19 outbreak at the Watsonville Post Acute Center has resulted in the deaths of multiple people.

Morning Lookout: New outbreak at Watsonville nursing home, remembering Miri and more

by Tulsi Kamath December 29, 2020

Note: Please ignore today’s previous email as it was sent with an outdated subject line. Sorry about that! Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, Dec. 29. It’s going to be a partly cloudy day with a high of 57. This morning, we’re learning more about the life of Miri Villalobos, the 30-year-old Watsonville library volunteer who became […]

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses demonstrate on Dec. 30.

Health & Wellness

‘We’re overwhelmed’: Watsonville nurses to demonstrate for second time this month

by Nick Ibarra December 29, 2020December 20, 2023

“We’re overwhelmed, and what we want is a better solution for those gaps in our staffing,” one nurse says. Hospital managers say they’re focused on treating patients and are declining to publicly respond to the unionized nurses’ claims.