How the ‘Made Fresh Crew’ is leaving its artistic mark, refreshing Santa Cruz’s visual landscape As a loose affiliation of street art-oriented artists begins to make waves in Santa Cruz, the Made Fresh Crew reflects a big new moment in the local arts scene. A Curated By The Sea gallery will introduce us to the […]
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Wallace Baine: How Made Fresh Crew is leaving its artistic mark, refreshing Santa Cruz’s visual landscape
As a loose affiliation of street art-oriented artists begins to make waves in Santa Cruz, Made Fresh Crew reflects a big new moment in the local arts scene. An exhibit at downtown’s Curated By The Sea gallery introduces us to the artists behind the work.
It’s election season: Let’s respect our public figures and their privacy at home
Donna Meyers spent a year as mayor of Santa Cruz and had angry protestors surround her house and scream profanities at her family. She wants the public to be more respectful of the public-private divide and remember that our behavior reflects our values as a community.
Student Lookout: Best bookshops, upcoming events and a free cookie
Organized in June 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd, the Rise Together Coalition has focused its collective…
Affordable Housing Month gets into the affordability nitty-gritty
Fifteen events in May focus on what it will take to put a dent in the affordability crisis in Santa Cruz County.
Morning Lookout: Goats of higher ed, AI for knuckleheads and a Nespresso for weed
Gooooooooood morning Santa Cruz County! It’s Friday, April 29, and we’ve got a nice day ahead of us, mostly sunny with temps in the 70s, and more of the same on tap for the weekend. I’ve got some fun stories for you this morning, starting with Mother Nature’s lawnmowers. We’ve seen them at Neary Lagoon, […]
California promised to close its last nuclear plant. Now Newsom is reconsidering
Delaying the closure of Diablo Canyon would mark a shift for nuclear politics as the climate crisis worsens.
A gathering of (AI) knuckleheads
What is AI? And where is it taking us? We talk with entrepreneur and gadfly G. Craig Vachon, who leads a panel discussion Wednesday at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center about the perils and promise of artificial intelligence.
LOOKOUT PM: An AI panel discussion, a helping of ‘Eaters’, and goats galore
Happy weekend, folks! First off, thanks to all of our members who came to our office for the open house yesterday evening. It was great to see you all outside of our computer screens, for once, and we’re very grateful for your continued support! We have a full slate of staff content today, including the […]

