Good morning, Lookout friends! Today is Monday, March 14, and Santa Cruz County has a mostly sunny day ahead, with highs in the mid- to upper 60s. It’s a new week, and Lookout has a bunch of new stories for you this morning: Grace Stetson checks out some of our county’s priciest rentals — including […]
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Morning Lookout: Our iconic ukulele; UCSC, Cabrillo react to hate-related vandalism
Hiya, Santa Cruz County! It’s Friday, March 11, and we’re going to warm up to around 70 under mostly sunny skies as we head into the weekend. For the civic-minded, this weekend brings a chance to engage with the Santa Cruz political scene on campus at UCSC: Students are also the focus of another feature […]
Morning Lookout: What’s up with the SeaBreeze Tavern & Santa Cruz districting ‘mess’
Greetings, folks. Today is Thursday, March 10, and stop me if you’ve heard this one, but the forecast calls for a mostly sunny day around Santa Cruz County, with highs in the mid- to upper 60s. Anyone have plans that involve Highway 17 this evening? Expect some delays: We’re taking you down Highway 1 a […]
Morning Lookout: Superintendent describes parents bullying teachers; roller derby returns
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications…
Morning Lookout: From COVID testing to IV therapy; meet the hunger fighter of the year
Good morning, Santa Cruz County! Today is Tuesday, March 8, and we’ve got another sunny day ahead, with highs around 70. COVID-19 numbers in our area remain on a downward trend — which you can see in Lookout’s new dashboard — and CruzMedMo, a local company that did brisk business in same-day testing during the […]
Morning Lookout: Local Ukrainians fear for family; deadly turkey-mail carrier feud
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications…
Morning Lookout: Optimism after homeless count; local author’s latest novel
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications…
Morning Lookout: Ambitious new art happening and a controlled burn at Henry Cowell
Well hello, friends! It’s Thursday, March 3, and — fingers crossed here — there’s a chance for a few raindrops, with temperatures in the high 50s and lower 60s. Folks in some parts of Santa Cruz County could see smoke the next few days around Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, part of a controlled burn: […]
Morning Lookout: Santa Cruz’s Ukraine sister city, history + cocktails and MLB lockout
Greetings, Lookout friends! It’s Wednesday, March 2, and Santa Cruz County has a mostly sunny day ahead, with highs from the upper 60s into the mid-70s, before the a shifting weather pattern brings us some chance of rain as we head toward the weekend. As war grinds on in Ukraine, Wallace Baine brings us a […]
Morning Lookout: Inside Santa Cruz’s homeless count; school mask mandate ending
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented impacts on the housing market, there are several indications…

