The Murray Street Bridge will be entirely closed for seven months as of Monday. While the City of Santa Cruz has made some changes to the detour routes, drivers should prepare for heavy traffic. Separately, the county is studying updates to the bike path along East Cliff Drive.
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Sunday Reads: Remembering Mike Rotkin; revisiting MLK’s approach to nonviolence
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
Posted inCommentary
America is facing a moment of reckoning on political violence
In the aftermath of political killings in Minnesota and tense Los Angeles protests, Wallace Baine talks to Santa Cruz activist Nane Alejandrez of Barrios Unidos about why we need to embrace MLK’s philosophy of nonviolence.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Lookout remembers Mike Rotkin: Santa Cruz’s Socrates who had an encyclopedic understanding of our community’s 50-plus years of challenges
Community Voices editor Jody K. Biehl reflects on her three years editing columns by Mike Rotkin and the education he offered her about Santa Cruz County, UCSC and being human.
Posted inFood & Drink
Eaters Digest: Three must-go food events this weekend
A buzzy food weekend is upon us as summer hits Santa Cruz County, and Lily Belli has your guide to what’s on the menu.
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, June 20-26
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Morning Lookout: County government’s ‘generational shift,’ watchdog dings Watsonville PD, Ella’s at the Airport closes
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Friday, June 20.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
As top bureaucrat retires, Santa Cruz County’s ‘generational shift’ deepens for local government
As Carlos Palacios steps down from his post as Santa Cruz County’s executive officer, a national search will begin for his replacement.
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Watsonville police overuse handcuffs, detentions for minor crimes, county watchdog says
A new Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that the Watsonville Police Department handcuffs, detains and transports more people for misdemeanors, such as theft, trespassing and DUIs, than other local law enforcement agencies.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Cabrillo Stage opts for dark and lurid with Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
Cabrillo Stage is prepping for its second-ever production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” The first time, back in the early ’90s, was controversial because of the musical’s dark and gory subject matter. But since then, “Sweeney” has become a beloved touchstone for many audiences. The production opens July 18.