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California would extend eviction protections to June 30, subsidize rent for low-income tenants under proposal

by Patrick McGreevy January 25, 2021December 17, 2023

The proposal would also create a rent subsidy program using up to $2.6 billion in federal rental relief dollars.

Pandemic Life

‘Absolutely essential, especially now’: Year-round farmers’ markets a steadying force

by Amber Turpin January 24, 2021

Santa Cruz County’s winter farmers’ markets provide ‘arguably a safer shopping environment,’ one proprietor says. But they also tie together a healthy community of like-minded people who strongly believe in their essential-ness amid the pandemic.

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Metro trying to survive the COVID-19 economy — and rolling out new features for when riders return

by Isabella Cueto January 24, 2021January 24, 2024

Without students at Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz, ridership has all but evaporated. Students typically make up 60% of the bus system’s riders.

Police at the scene of a shooting on Hagemann Ave in Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon.

Four juveniles charged with attempted murder after Hagemann Ave shooting in Santa Cruz

by Lookout Santa Cruz Staff January 23, 2021October 22, 2023

A shooting near Garfield Park on the Westside on Thursday night was followed by what police are saying is an attempted murder case on the Eastside near Arana Gulch on Friday afternoon.

‘A really scary day’: August wounds still raw, winter wildfires and winds spark new fears

by Isabella Cueto, Wallace Baine and Nick Ibarra January 23, 2021December 15, 2023

Five months after the CZU Lightning Complex Fire torched the Santa Cruz Mountains, the smell of smoke once again permeated the county on Tuesday. For many, it brought back visceral fears that have yet to be fully processed.

John adjusts the covers on his massage table. Photo by Ayrton Ostly, The Salinas Californian

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Going underground: California business operates in secret amid pandemic restrictions

by Kate Cimini January 23, 2021December 17, 2023

Many small business owners have taken legitimate operations underground during the pandemic. Owners say they’ve been unable to get by on government loans and stimulus checks.

Morning Lookout: Wildfires near containment, inequitable vaccine distribution, UCSC student sues police

by Tulsi Kamath January 22, 2021November 11, 2023

Good Morning! It’s Friday, Jan. 22. Santa Cruz County’s roller coaster winter of 2021 is moving ahead full steam: After this week’s warmth and wildfires, today’s forecast calls for rain and a high of 55. In fact, the Bay Area will be hit with several storms in coming days — weather systems that our Isabella […]

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‘A lot we’re learning from this process’: Keith Greeninger celebrates new norm with livestream concert

by Wallace Baine January 22, 2021

THE HERE & NOW: For Santa Cruz County musician Keith Greeninger, online concerts aren’t merely a stopgap until things are normal again. They are, instead, a new kind of presentation for live music that will not be going away, even if COVID-19 does.