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Morning Lookout: Leaders outraged over possible cause of jail outbreak, sports returns

by Tulsi Kamath December 3, 2020

Interview with local artist Irene Juarez O’Connell and MAH’s upcoming free exhibition opening, Community is Collective…

Politics & Policy

Santa Cruz police seek public’s help in finding shooting suspect

by Lookout Santa Cruz Staff December 3, 2020

Officers found the 33-year-old victim in a campsite on a hillside in Sycamore Grove, police said in a Facebook post. The man’s injuries were not life-threatening.

COVID 2022

County confirms three more COVID-19 deaths, bringing total to 32

by Lookout Staff December 2, 2020

Attendees of event test positive and negative as full scope of jail outbreak remains unclear. The gathering, a county…

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COVID 2022

‘Dumb and irresponsible’: Officials slam ‘large gathering’ that might have caused COVID-19 jail outbreak

by Isabella Cueto and Nick Ibarra December 2, 2020

Attendees of event test positive and negative as full scope of jail outbreak remains unclear. The gathering, a county supervisor said, “should not have happened.”

Morning Lookout: Did a ‘party’ cause COVID outbreak in jails, 4 new deaths and more

by Tulsi Kamath December 2, 2020

Illuminée Studio and other local businesses are staying strong during the pandemic thanks in part to Santa Cruz County…

The UC Santa Clara and Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball teams at Kaiser Permanente Arena Wednesday night.

Recreation & Sports

Sports return to Santa Cruz County … courtesy of Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 restrictions

by Mark Conley December 2, 2020

The Santa Clara men’s basketball team played a “home-away-from-home” game at a crowd-less Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday night. Meanwhile the San Jose State football team was practicing in Scotts Valley.