Good morning, and welcome to a new week! It’s Monday, March 28, and this much-needed rain is forecast to continue intermittently, with thunderstorms possible later and temperatures around Santa Cruz County in the upper 50s and low 60s. A wet day might make for a good excuse to visit, or revisit, the Bigfoot Discovery Museum […]
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Morning Lookout: Planned Parenthood’s ‘unknown territory’; finding joy in food’s stories
Good morning! It’s Friday, March 25, and after a foggy start in many places, Santa Cruz County is looking at a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Your mileage may vary, as always. Abortion bans in Texas and elsewhere are causing a ripple effect here in Santa Cruz, with […]
Morning Lookout: Fishhook construction answers and another tool to fight housing crisis
Hiya, folks! It’s Thursday, March 24, and we’re looking at another nice one, with sunny skies and highs from the upper 60s to the upper 70s around Santa Cruz County. It’s Women’s History Month, and this morning brings a chance to hear from some of our area’s female leaders: And that’s not all Lookout has […]
Morning Lookout: County’s first public defender and a home for local playwrights
Good morning, friends! Today is Wednesday, March 23, and what’s been a foggy morning in some places is forecast to give way to more sun and highs in the 70s and nearing 80. The Lookout machine is up and running this morning — here’s what’s new: Max Chun spoke with Heather Rogers, a Santa Cruz […]
Morning Lookout: Feds call fatal dive boat fire preventable; eyeing another COVID spike
Hello and good day, Santa Cruz County! It’s Tuesday, March 22, and Mother Nature continues to turn up the heat on us, with temps forecast to hit the upper 70s and even nudge into the 80s under sunny skies. One thing Lookout is keeping an eye on this week is efforts by workers at local […]
Morning Lookout: Cabrillo’s housing plan; garden-focused learning sprouts in Watsonville
Greetings and salutations, Lookout friends! Today is Monday, March 21, and the forecast calls for a sunny day around Santa Cruz County, with highs into the 70s as a warming trend moves in. Ease into the new week? Nah, here at Lookout we’re hitting it at full speed: The local housing crunch is nothing new, […]
Morning Lookout: The Nick fading to black; Soquel Union teachers demand raise
Good morning, Lookout fam! Today is Friday, March 18, and Santa Cruz County has another sunny day ahead, with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s; rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, followed into next week by some unseasonably warm temperatures. We’re starting off today with an update on a beloved downtown institution […]
Morning Lookout: UCSC Olympian’s mental health journey; singing for Ukraine’s children
Top o’ the morning to you, Santa Cruz County! It’s Thursday, March 17, and we’ve got another mostly sunny day ahead, with highs in the mid- to upper 60s. No rain this St. Patrick’s Day to keep our slice of paradise green, but fingers crossed for a drop or two this weekend. Teachers in the […]
Morning Lookout: Asking ‘What is Erotic?’, more Flashbirds and steamed at Facebook
Good morning, friends! Today is Wednesday, March 16, and we’ve got another mostly sunny day ahead here in Santa Cruz County, with highs approaching 70. With the pandemic seemingly on the wane, one local organization is bringing back its variety show in a big way, as Wallace Baine explains in a preview of “What is […]
Morning Lookout: Housing project’s twists and turns; Pellerin calls her own number
Well hello there, Santa Cruz County! It’s Tuesday, March 15, and our forecast calls for patchy drizzle this morning to give way to some sunshine and temps in the mid- to upper 60s by afternoon. If your plans are taking you over Highway 17 and back the next few days, you might want to build […]

