The April snowpack, key to how much water flows into reservoirs, is 39% of average statewide, proving that drought hasn’t relaxed its grip on California.
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Student Lookout: BOGO cocktails, trivia nights & April Fool’s Day
Cabrillo — and UC Santa Cruz — tried to tap a new $2 billion state fund to build on-campus housing. While it was shut…
EATERS DIGEST: Bet on the new Bookie’s, salmon streaming in and captivating cookies
Crab season is departing early, but salmon is on deck, and Santa Cruz spring has sprung in the form of a fine-dining spin on Detroit pizza inside Sante Adairius’ Midtown portal.
Morning Lookout: Facing Santa Cruz’s ‘big-city problems’; more COVID boosters + our Puzzle Center
Greetings, Lookout peeps! Like you, I was pretty surprised to wake up to an inch of fresh snow on my sidewalk. Definitely don’t have the right shovel for this. Oh, and it’s Friday, April 1 … so April Fool’s! I know, I know, you folks are too smart to fall for that stuff. We’re actually […]
Frustrating, little-known disorder in spotlight after Bruce Willis’ aphasia diagnosis
The aphasia community hopes Bruce Willis’ diagnosis will help reduce the stigma of invisible illnesses and lead to better understanding of a condition that affects about 2 million Americans.
Careful, cannabis users: Bongs may create more secondhand smoke than cigarettes
Smoking a bong creates concentrations of fine particulate matter four times greater than a cigarette or hookah, the UC Berkeley study found.
‘A marathon at sprint pace’: Matt Huffaker is off to the races as Santa Cruz’s new boss, but can his feet move fast enough?
In the city of Santa Cruz, it’s been a rough, tumultuous stretch for all elected officials and staff trying to triage issues — largely centered around homelessness. New Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker calls this a “medium-size city with big-city problems,” and he’s trying to be the type of leader to facilitate solutions.
LOOKOUT PM: Eaters Digest, Matt Huffaker and a full slate of puzzles
Happy weekend time, everyone. It will still feel spring-ish weather-wise as salmon season kicks off in the bay, but we’ve got a warm-up coming next week.
The Arhoolie Foundation presents The Arhoolie Awards: Celebrating American Roots Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YslfKNAq55U
Daily digital puzzles are now on Lookout
You can now get your daily puzzle fix on Lookout. Beginning today, visit our Santa Cruz Puzzle Center to enjoy daily mini-crossword, Sudoku and Word Search puzzles — seven days a week. And you’ll find homegrown puzzles — all themed around things Santa Cruz County — soon as well.

