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A monarch butterfly resting in the grove at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz.

Morning Lookout: Midtown traffic troubles, Cabrillo’s presidential hunt, saving monarch butterflies & more PVUSD drama

by Tamsin McMahon July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Morning Lookout By Tamsin McMahon Good morning everyone. It’s Thursday, July 31, and the forecast calls for another warm summer day to Santa Cruz County, with fog and cloud burning off, revealing summer skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. JUMP TO … Neighborhood Roundup | Latest News | Opinion | Briefs | Event Calendar | Job Board | Puzzles Traffic has “probably tripled” on […]

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Morning Lookout: Tsunami advisory still in effect, number of school administrators rise as enrollment falls, Watsonville farm tech acquisition

by Max Chun July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Morning Lookout July 30, 2025 Good morning, folks, Hope everyone’s week is going well so far as we reach the midway point. It’s July 30. A tsunami advisory remains in effect for the Santa Cruz County Coast, though the waters appeared to be largely calm early Wednesday morning. (Read more about that here.) Still, it’s […]

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Morning Lookout: Planned Parenthood, home kitchens, local paddler in Hawaii and homeless debate

by Tamsin McMahon July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Morning Lookout By Tamsin McMahon Good morning, readers. Tamsin McMahon, Lookout’s Managing Editor, filling in for Will McCahill, who is off working on his tan this week. It’s Tuesday, July 29. We’re in for another lovely day with fog burning off to reveal mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. JUMP TO … Neighborhood Roundup | […]

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Morning Lookout: ICE in Santa Cruz, a new UCSC-UC Davis joint medical program, and the twisty saga of a phone booth and an artist who utilized it

by Max Chun July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Morning Lookout July 28, 2025 Happy Monday, friends, I hope everyone had a good weekend. If you ran the Wharf to Wharf, then I hope you’ve recovered enough to make today bearable. It’s July 28, and we’re looking at clear skies with highs in the mid-70s — can’t ask for much better than that. JUMP […]