The collapse of the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, one year ago Tuesday, inspired artist Laurel Bushman to create a comic looking at the event from the point of view of a pair of sea lions.
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‘This is the Super Bowl’: Consultant hired by county says Trump’s offshore drilling plans will test local ordinances
Richard Charter has been here before: In the 1980s, he was hired to organize an effort to block oil drilling off the coast of California. Now, with the Trump administration wanting to open the coast for drilling, he’s been hired to fight again by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
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Pajaro Valley Unified school board re-approves layoffs in special meeting to allow public chance to speak
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board re-approved 81 teaching-related layoffs during a special meeting Monday after hearing public opposition from teachers, students and parents who were previously unable to comment.
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Two rounds of rain, wind headed to Santa Cruz County for Christmas week
Santa Cruz County will get plenty of rain this week, with two rounds of significant weather rolling through between Tuesday and Friday. A high wind watch is in effect for the county from Tuesday evening through early Wednesday morning. A flood watch is in effect for the Central Coast from Tuesday morning through Friday night.
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Morning Lookout: Inside local’s star turn on ‘Jeopardy!’; RTC’s long-range plans; Wallace Baine’s retirement
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Monday, Dec. 22.
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Newsmakers 2025: Jackie Rogoff’s encounter with fleeting ‘Jeopardy!’ fame
Santa Cruz’s Jackie Rogoff embarked on a “Jeopardy!” journey, never expecting she might win. But she did.
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Carmageddon: RTC seeking public input on long-term regional plan
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is asking for public input on priorities for its draft 2050 regional transportation plan for the county before it heads to a public hearing at the commission’s January meeting. Meanwhile, county public health received state funding for a variety of traffic safety programs.
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Photo gallery: Flynn Creek Circus returns to Capitola with new show ‘The Bridge’
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud goes under the big top in the Capitola Mall parking lot as Mendocino’s Flynn Creek Circus presents its latest show.
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Sunday Reads: Wallace Baine’s retirement announcement; CZU survivor’s struggle to rebuild
Specially curated stories from Lookout correspondents and opinion pieces from contributors.
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Not a farewell, more of a see-you-later
Lookout correspondent Wallace Baine announces his retirement after more than 35 years of covering Santa Cruz County’s arts and culture beat.
