California has stopped recording week-over-week declines in coronavirus cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations. What does that mean, especially with the holiday season square upon us?
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Screamin’ in Santa Cruz: Halloween film recommendations to curdle that pumpkin spice latte
If there’s one holiday I always aim to celebrate to the utmost, it’s Halloween — and what better way to do so than with a movie? Luckily for us cinephiles, there are many spooky, horrifying and utterly delightful films to choose from this holiday weekend in Santa Cruz County.
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Q&A: Meet the security guard who got a shot at pro ball with invite to Santa Cruz Warriors workout
Jon Amey, a full-time security guard at Chase Center in San Francisco, recently got a shot to prove his skills as a professional basketball player during an invite-only workout with the G League Santa Cruz Warriors. Though he didn’t make it in the end, he sat down with Lookout to talk about his experience.
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Morning Lookout: School safety strides at Aptos High, supply chain ripple effect
Chancellor Cynthia Larive has been meeting regularly with local leaders to find ways to maximize the university’s…
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The real story behind a tech founder’s ‘tweetstorm that saves Christmas’
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen knows logistics. After touring the Port of L.A., he came up with some solutions to the container ship backlog.
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They stuck to their anti-vax beliefs. Now these teachers and school workers are out of jobs
All these school workers were willing to give up their jobs rather than submit to a COVID-19 vaccination.
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‘Youth out in front’: Hundreds of students march through Santa Cruz for international climate action day
Students from Mission Hill Middle School, Santa Cruz High and UC Santa Cruz came together on Friday, along with veteran environmental activists, to speak out on behalf of taking climate change seriously and continuing the fight against fossil fuel dependency.
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A ‘community listener’: Watsonville colleagues paint impressive picture of Santa Cruz-bound city manager
The Santa Cruz City Council will vote Nov. 9 to appoint Watsonville City Manager Matt Huffaker to become the next Santa Cruz city manager. If appointed, Huffaker will be tasked with hiring for several vacant leadership positions, preparing the city budget amid the pandemic’s economic fallout and running special projects like the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
Posted inK-12 Education
County Office of Education answers parents’ questions about vaccine safety, rollout for youth ages 5 to 11
During two town halls this week, medical professionals and school officials took questions from parents and guardians about COVID-19 and the vaccine. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration OK’d the vaccine for emergency use, which leaves final approval up to the CDC. If the agency clears it, the vaccine could be distributed as early as Wednesday to children ages 5 to 11.
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Newsom abruptly cancels plans to attend U.N. climate change summit
Gov. Gavin Newsom had been preparing to go to Scotland for weeks, saying California exemplifies a state fighting global warming while still thriving economically.
