This month, Front & Cooper in Abbott Square has gone all-in on holiday fun. The bar in downtown Santa Cruz partnered with Miracle, a Christmas-themed pop-up, to transform the hip industrial interior with kitschy holiday decor and a full menu of winter-themed cocktails served in cheeky custom glassware.
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The threat of mass deportations is real: Cities and counties must do more than reaffirm old sanctuary ordinances
Paul Johnston, a sociologist with decades of experience in the immigrant communities of the Central Coast, helped city and county leaders draft local ordinances in 2017 to stand up against excessive immigration enforcement. There are many things local communities can do in the face of threats from a second Trump administration beyond recommitting to those ordinances, he writes; minimally and most urgently, we should establish a local resource hub for deportees.
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Court views video of Gonzalez’s confession as his trial for release resumes
Adrian Gonzalez’s trial for release continued Monday with a video from the Santa Cruz Police Department showing Gonzalez confessing to killing 8-year-old Madyson Middleton to police just two days after Middleton was reported missing in 2015. The trial will continue on Tuesday.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Going all-in on holiday fun downtown, Yarr adds retail at Grove Cafe and dinners to circle on your calendar
Food and drink news, notes and events from around Santa Cruz County via Lily Belli.
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Morning Lookout: Jurors view Gonzalez confession, hospital IT outage, holiday cheers at Abbott Square
Tuesday morning news and opinion headlines from Lookout Santa Cruz.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Watsonville Community Hospital investigating multiday computer network outage
A network outage that shut down Watsonville Community Hospital’s internet connection and electronic systems used for patient charts and prescription notifications continued into a fourth day Monday. The hospital has been operating on a paper system as third-party IT specialists investigate the outage’s cause, which began Friday.
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Photo gallery: Surfin’ Santa returned to Capitola Village
Surfin’ Santa rode the waves into Capitola Village again this past weekend, an annual tradition that brought hundreds of spectators to the beach. Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud was there to capture the holiday fun.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In the Public Interest: Santa Cruz’s own national monument could open up next year
Christopher Neely goes inside Santa Cruz County politics & policy with his weekly newsletter.
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Morning Lookout: Post-storm Lompico love match, Cotoni-Coast Dairies progress, West Cliff projects update
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Monday, Dec. 2.
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His home was devastated by winter storms, she offered to help. Now, they’re engaged.
Benjamin Short wasn’t expecting to find the love of his life after his home was damaged during the January 2023 winter storms. But after Lookout published a story about Short’s plight, the unexpected happened.