In this installment of Ask Lookout, we examine the latest chapter in the long and tangled history of an interchange that almost became a triple-decker, L.A.-style interchange back in the late 1990s.
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Posted inHousing & Development
‘Flexible density units’: Another tool to increase Santa Cruz’s housing supply
The Santa Cruz City Council has approved another option in the city’s housing toolkit, with planners saying FDUs would increase the housing supply primarily around the downtown area and in the corridor along Soquel Avenue.
Posted inEducation
A baby step: UCSC students celebrate reopening of infant care program
Graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are celebrating a small but impactful decision: The school is reopening its infant care program after it closed in December 2019. The program will return in the fall and provide care for up to six infants.
Posted inCity Life
Wallace Baine: What’s up with the MAH? Layoffs highlight uncertainty of this post-pandemic period
News that the Museum of Art & History laid off three full-time staffers earlier this month raises larger questions about how solid the footing is for Santa Cruz County’s most prominent arts organization, Wallace Baine writes.
Posted inCity Life
Fade to black? Revival of Santa Cruz’s beloved Nick could be a fantasy
Streaming and COVID-19 have dealt a double blow to the pastime of in-person moviegoing, and the half-century-old Nickelodeon looks like a casualty.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: Erotic performance, a ukulele bash and fantasy fare
Your place to go for things to do in Santa Cruz County.
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Singing for the children of Ukraine, Santa Cruz Chorale matches the moment
Christian Grube knows war and its costs. Now, the Santa Cruz Chorale director leads a special performance for relief aid. “We spent many hours in the basement, which is not a place people should be,” he says of his World War II experience.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Lookout Update: BLM mural vandalism trial still not set; restitution hearing scheduled for late May
The preliminary hearing for the two alleged vandals of the downtown Black Lives Matter mural is slated for Oct. 7, and…
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An erotic, sex-positive performance in Santa Cruz that might leave you ‘feeling a bit spicy’
“What is Erotic?” That’s the question The 418 Project has asked and kind of answered since 2005. Now, with the pandemic receding but “plastic sexuality” still pervading mainstream culture, the 2022 edition promises an expansive show in a big, new venue.
Posted inHousing & Development
Want to rent a Santa Cruz studio? You’ll pay double what you paid last year
112%, 15%, 14% and 9%. In just one year, the numbers tell the story of the affordability crisis.