Former Santa Cruz mayor Chris Krohn argues that New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent progressive victory offers a blueprint for a new generation of political change in Santa Cruz. He urges voters to seize a “Mamdani moment” and build a movement proving that Santa Cruz is not for sale.
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Eaters Digest: Thanksgiving Dinner Sandwich at Busy Bees Cafe
Lily Belli heads to Capitola for an early taste of Thanksgiving, and her Friday newsletter also has food & drink event recommendations for the weekend and beyond, plus stories you might’ve missed.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Nov. 14-20
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.
Posted inLatest News
Morning Lookout: Challenges for food aid; resuming Head Start child care; Community Bridges CEO responds
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Friday, Nov. 14.
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Food aid resumes after shutdown, but Santa Cruz County faces bigger challenges ahead
Federal food assistance has resumed for thousands of Santa Cruz County residents after a shutdown-related disruption in early November, with local agencies scrambling to fill gaps through pop-up food pantries and expanded food bank operations.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
As government shutdown ends, Santa Cruz County nonprofit scrambles to restart Head Start child care program
Encompass Community Services is scrambling to reopen Head Start, a federally funded low-income child care program, after the government shutdown and cuts to its annual budget caused the nonprofit to temporarily stop its services late last month.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Community Bridges: Our commitment to our employees, mission and community
OPINION: Community Bridges CEO Ray Cancino reaffirms the agency’s commitment to supporting both its employees and the communities it serves and laments that workers who published a Lookout op-ed earlier this week feel unheard.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Gov. Newsom is a bully – let’s not celebrate his tactics
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident writes that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, held up as an example of how to deal with bullies, is a bully himself.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Weekender: Dig into the Lookout List, celebrating Jon Scoville and Korean Experimental Music Festival at UCSC
What’s happening around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment this weekend and beyond, including recommendations for things to do from Wallace Baine and Lookout’s free BOLO events calendar.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Nov. 13-20
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.