A controlled burn in Calaveras Big Trees State Park has badly damaged a pair of giant sequoias named “the Orphans,” outraging community members.
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With bat baby season upon us, UCSC prof explains how to spot them and why they matter
Bats have come back to the Bay Area from winter migrations and are raising young all around the region. Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International and an ecology and evolutionary biology research professor at UC Santa Cruz, tells Lookout how and where to find bats — and when you might catch a glimpse of a baby bat getting a flying lesson.
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Joint Cabrillo College-UCSC student housing project in limbo after changes to state budget
What had been expected to be a $111 million state grant to cover Cabrillo College’s portion of a $181.7 million joint 624-bed development at the Aptos campus became bonds issued by the school with state support. That, the school’s president says, has left Cabrillo leaders in a “very uncomfortable space to move forward [with the project] right now.”
Posted inHousing & Development
Housing market shifts to communities like Watsonville, Boulder Creek as Santa Cruz County home sales heat up
What has been a fairly cool housing market for the better part of 2023 might be heating up again soon as mortgage interest rates are expected to fall by the end of the year. Santa Cruz County realtors are advising prospective buyers to act sooner rather than later.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: A farm-focused event four-pack, New Leaf news and a dinnertime go-to
Hello again! I have returned from a break I took in March to have a baby. Now, Cecilia is a bouncing, thriving 3-month-old, and I am brimming with new story ideas to bring to you, our Lookout readers. Thank you to Jessica M. Pasko, who kept you up to date on Santa Cruz County’s dining […]
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From Soquel to Pajaro, fundraisers put the focus on farms, farmworkers
Community Bridges’ Farm to Fork Gala happens July 30 in Pajaro, followed by an August event featuring activist Dolores Huerta to raise money for the Center for Farmworker Families and Esperanza Community Farms. September brings benefit dinners featuring local chefs to Watsonville and Soquel.
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Mutari maker White Label Chocolate launches investment campaign
Santa Cruz County-based award-winning chocolate company White Label Chocolate aims to raise $75,000 for facilities improvements and equipment to boost their bean-to-bar chocolate operation.
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At New Leaf, a foray into self-checkout and a move in Capitola
New Leaf Community Markets’ Aptos, Westside Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay locations have added robot cashiers (and don’t worry, they’re not taking anyone’s job) — as will its Capitola outpost, which is moving up and across 41st Avenue.
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Morning Lookout: Keeley cancer diagnosis, Cabrillo renaming sparks & friendly AI
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says a search continues for three suspects after they crashed a stolen car and…
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CSU trustees to weigh an annual 6% tuition increase amid major funding gap
California State University officials say the annual tuition increase is necessary to help contend with a nearly $1.5 billion budget gap, with students paying $342 more the first year alone.