Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor:The Pacific Legal Foundation handling John Haltigan’s lawsuit against UC Santa Cruz for ” … alleged government overreach” by asking prospective applicants about their views on equity, inclusion and diversity is the height of hypocrisy. Perhaps […]
Letters to the Editor
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Letter to the editor: Don’t be afraid to rescue and adopt a gamecock — mine is the ‘sweetest’
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: Many thanks for providing helpful information and for educating the general public about the important topic of animal fighting. I would like to share with you, though, that I adopted a gamecock from Hen Harbor […]
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Letter to the editor: Why doesn’t Santa Cruz pass a real estate transfer tax?
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I appreciate our Santa Cruz city officials seeking a path to funding housing for the all-but-millionaires priced out of our cherished but coveted city through a bond. But I want to understand what we are […]
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Letter to the editor: What a cowardly, far-right extremist letter to Good Times about Watsonville drag story time
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: As someone active on TikTok and as a creator and content “consumer,” I want to clear up misconceptions about this platform. It is not just a platform for teens, pranks and dance videos. Political and […]
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Letter to the editor: We need a real bridge over the Pajaro River at Murphy Crossing Road
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I often walked on the levee along the Pajaro River from the Pajaro’s mouth toward the bridge on Murphy Crossing Road between December 2019 and January 2020. I noticed the bridge on Murphy Crossing Road […]
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Letter to the editor: Of course new buildings will change the Santa Cruz vibe
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: My opinion of all the new buildings being built is: overkill. Of course it’s gonna change the Santa Cruz vibe. Things already have been changing drastically with all of the homelessness. It’s a shame that’s […]
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Letter to the editor: As Santa Cruz builds, multistory downtown housing does not have to be ugly
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, and haven’t lived here full-time for more than 60 years. But I have had a second home in Santa Cruz since the 1980s, and I visit it […]
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Letter to the editor: CARE Court harkens back to a dark era for mental health
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: It has long been my belief that everyone deserves access to mental health care that meets their needs. No one in our community should be forced to languish, deteriorate and die plagued and disabled by […]
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Letter to the editor: Trust me, gun owners also don’t want disturbed people out there shooting
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: Dear Ms. Sternbach, There are probably around 100 million guns owners in this country. Of them, perhaps a few dozen are mentally deranged enough to commit mass murders. Not only is improving mental health awareness […]
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Letter to the editor: Can we all act with a little more kindness?
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. To the editor: Today, one of my husband’s business partners is being transported to a hospital in San Francisco hoping for a heart transplant. He is one of three partners in a business in Pajaro. Since the flooding, […]