Lookout PM Archive

Hey, everyone and happy over-the-hump-we-go Wednesday evening. My friend Grace and I got the task of burying our heads deep into the topic of Santa Cruz government early this week and it’s been a fascinating and mind-blowing study for us both. Fortunately this area remains stocked with savvy political veterans following things closely from the […]

Happy Tuesday evening, folks. How will the city of Santa Cruz spend $14.6 million of state funds on homelessness? That was a key topic of discussion today at Santa Cruz City Council, where a three-year plan was outlined in detail. And, as expected, the future of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line will go to […]

Happy Monday evening, folks. Hope you got your week off to a good start. We will start you off tonight with a look at our new-and-improved COVID Dashboard before swerving toward other inevitable world affairs. To those headlines… Introducing Lookout’s new, streamlined COVID Dashboard Only what you need: Our revised data set includes the most […]

Since 2012, the Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) has made it a point to celebrate and uplift women behind, and in front…

Since 2012, the Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) has made it a point to celebrate and uplift women behind, and in front…

Happy Tuesday evening, everybody. As President Joe Biden gets set to address the nation and provide his thoughts on this stressful moment during his State of the Union address, Wallace Baine sheds light on a little-known Santa Cruz connection to the Eastern European nations currently at war. That and much more in tonight’s headlines… Santa […]

Happy Monday evening, everybody. As you may have seen, the Lookout Santa Cruz staff has been working throughout the month to explore the issue of homelessness in Santa Cruz County. We intentionally did this in February to coincide with the point-in-time count, which happened this morning. The count, which seeks to find out how many […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications…

Happy Wednesday evening, everybody. Looks like the chilly weather will be with us a few days longer, so bundle up and stay safe out there. But first, your daily moment of Zen: Onto your headlines… Hard Core Compost receives grant from CalRecycle to improve site Black gold: The worker-owned Hard Core Compost recently received a […]

Happy Tuesday evening, everybody. Our weather seems to be whipsawing between spring and winter — with the coldest days slated to come later on this week. Brrr. (And yes, we know we’re incredibly lucky to be on the Best Coast this time of year. But still…) Game time: We have reserved 10 tickets to tomorrow […]