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Monday morning traffic: Backpack-swinging man in Aptos; debris hit on Salinas Road
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (250+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Here’s what’s happening on Santa Cruz County roads this morning… ▼︎ new incidents ▼︎ long-term incidents Road incidents as of 6 a.m. on August 10 - A man was seen standing in the road near Freedom Boulevard and Shadowmere Way in…...
Carmageddon: County's Go Bike! incentive program; RTC hosts coastal resilience workshop
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (299+ words) It’s the last month for Go Santa Cruz County’s Go Bike! incentive program, which offers potential big discounts on a variety of bicycles and programs. Later this month, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will hold a public workshop…...
Santa Cruz Holocaust survivor, 94, sees her life story become award-winning documentary
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (1643+ words) The new documentary film "My Name is Gitta" follows Santa Cruz Holocaust survivor Gitta Ryle as she returns to Europe in search of answers, discovering that forgiveness is not a destination, but a lifelong journey. Publicists hurry filmmakers from one…...
Sunday Reads: Anti-ICE art exhibition lands at UC Santa Cruz; a plea for healthcare institutions to speak out on pesticides
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (276+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Earlier this year, Mexican-born, Texas-raised visual artist Victor Quiñonez had his new exhibition, which speaks to being an immigrant in America and to the harm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has caused, pulled from two different…...
From Texas censorship to UCSC: Silenced anti-ICE art exhibition celebrating dual identity finds a home in Santa Cruz
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (574+ words) When two Texas institutions shut down Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez’s latest exhibition, the Mexican-born, Texas-raised artist took his work where it was welcome. This September, UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will host “Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá,…...
Why is a chemical once used in war still sprayed in Santa Cruz County?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1316+ words) On a windy afternoon in Watsonville, Dr. Katie Gabriel-Cox steps up to a microphone at a public protest. She’s an OB-GYN. But she isn’t representing a hospital or speaking on behalf of a healthcare organization. She’s there on her own…...
Friday morning traffic: Highway 9 lane closures in San Lorenzo Valley
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (92+ words) Lookout Santa Cruz Here’s what’s happening on Santa Cruz County roads this morning… Road incidents as of 6 a.m. on August 7 - Highway 9 at Cascade Avenue in the San Lorenzo Valley has one-way traffic due to ongoing work. This closure is…...
Los Gatos Farms closes out lavender season with a final bundling session Saturday
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (296+ words) Los Gatos Farms, a family-owned farm off of Highway 17, is hosting its last lavender bundling session this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees can expect to help tie lavender stalks into 2-inch bundles to be dried in the farm’s barn, and to…...
Facing rising costs, RTC moves to issue bonds to finance highway, rail trail projects
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (506+ words) The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission aims to issue bonds totaling up to $75 million for both the Highway 1 expansion and the Coastal Rail Trail as both projects continue to see escalating costs. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission…...
The stories we inherit: SC Shakespeare builds a remarkable 'Fences"
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (487+ words) August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Fences” receives a powerfully acted and deeply moving production from Santa Cruz Shakespeare, led by a remarkable Derrick Lee Weeden and an outstanding ensemble. Every family inherits a story. The difficult question is whether we…...