This week, the owner and chef of Gabriella Café, a 33-year-old landmark restaurant in downtown Santa Cruz, opened a lunch spot inside a kiosk on Pacific Avenue. Gabrielita Tamaleria serves tamales, burritos and drinks inspired by chef Gema Cruz’s Oaxacan roots. Up the street, Crepe Cones will offer made-to-order crepes with sweet and savory fillings.
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Posted inEastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Deadline looms for mobile home residents as officials debate who’s responsible for rail trail encroachment
As residents in two Live Oak mobile home parks await a final Regional Transportation Commission report regarding who is responsible for paying to remedy encroachments along the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, County Supervisor Manu Koenig’s office has requested that the commission focus on working with the parks’ owners and not the residents.
Posted inWestside / Downtown
New tenant inching closer for empty New Leaf store in downtown Santa Cruz
A national retailer has signed a letter of intent for the site of the former New Leaf Community Market on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. The real estate broker involved in the deal says while it won’t be a grocery store, “everyone will be happy” about the new tenant.
Posted inEducation
Pajaro Valley Unified School District approves $5 million in cuts to elementary staff, mental health services
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s board of trustees voted to make reductions to district programs funded by one-time pandemic-era funding, including its mental health clinician program. The trustees needed to slash $5 million from the district’s budget based on recommendations from its “sustainable budget team.”
Posted inCapitola & Soquel
Capitola will fill vacant city council seat through open application process after public pushback
Instead of choosing between two recently unsuccessful city council candidates, the Capitola City Council opted Thursday to switch gears and fill a vacant seat through an open application process. The council will make the final selection on Jan. 30.
Posted inEducation
Pajaro Valley Unified School District board to hold special meeting on ethnic studies
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s board of trustees voted to schedule a special meeting in March to discuss the district’s ethnic studies curriculum. The meeting will examine its current curriculum and decide on next steps.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Weekender: Kuumbwa hits the big 5-0, Lucas Lawson’s new album and 8 Tens @ 8 returns
Recommendations for the week ahead and news and notes from around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment from Lookout’s man about town.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Jan. 16-23
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Posted inLatest News
Morning Lookout: Metro takes stock of overhaul, Scotts Valley’s autism-friendly push, seeking comfort amid L.A. fires
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Thursday, Jan. 16.
Posted inLatest News
Reimagine Metro hits speed bump due to aging buses, but expansion plans on tap for fall, CEO says
The major service changes to Santa Cruz Metro are still doable, said CEO Corey Aldridge, even if few of the transit agency’s new hydrogen buses are road-ready. Additional maintenance staff and shifts will help turnaround on the current aging fleet’s repairs, and Metro is confident it can complete its service changes by September.
