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Coast Life ‘What would we do without these people?’ A Q&A with ‘furious’ farmworker advocate Ann Lopez Quick Take When she turned from biologist to sociologist and human rights advocate 25 years ago, Ann Lopez realized how dire the... Read the full Story Wallace Baine Big Basin is back, and redwoods deliver a tonic for our times ByWallace Baine Quick Take The beloved state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains was radically reshaped by the 2020 CZU Complex fire, beginning its... Wallace Baine Big Basin is back, and redwoods deliver a tonic for our times Quick Take The beloved state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains was radically reshaped by the 2020 CZU Complex fire, beginning its... Read the full Story Promoted Content STS9 brings their psychedelic dance and light show to Santa Cruz, Aug 12 & 13 Presented by Noise Pop / Quarry Amphitheater Promoted Content STS9 brings their psychedelic dance and light show to Santa Cruz, Aug 12 & 13 Read the full Story Opinion from Community Voices I think microdosing should be legal: Let’s fight depression and anxiety with ancient medicine Quick Take LeTa Jussila believes “magic” mushrooms could be key to helping us escape depression, alleviate anxiety and migraines... Opinion from Community Voices I think microdosing should be legal: Let’s fight depression and anxiety with ancient medicine Quick Take LeTa Jussila believes “magic” mushrooms could be key to helping us escape depression, alleviate anxiety and migraines... Read the full Story UC Santa Cruz ‘Our corpse flower is truly a corpse’: Bloom appears off for famous UCSC plant ByLookout Santa Cruz Staff Quick Take After a false alarm and warning signs Friday, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum delivered the news Saturday afternoon that the... UC Santa Cruz ‘Our corpse flower is truly a corpse’: Bloom appears off for famous UCSC plant Quick Take After a false alarm and warning signs Friday, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum delivered the news Saturday afternoon that the... Read the full Story City Life The home as artistic masterpiece: A visit to the uniquely enchanting residence of Santa Cruz artist Michael Leeds ByWallace Baine Quick Take In his 75 years, he’s excelled as an airbrush artist, a sculptor, a graphic designer, in interior design and... City Life The home as artistic masterpiece: A visit to the uniquely enchanting residence of Santa Cruz artist Michael Leeds Quick Take In his 75 years, he’s excelled as an airbrush artist, a sculptor, a graphic designer, in interior design and... Read the full Story Coast Life ‘What would we do without these people?’ A Q&A with ‘furious’ farmworker advocate Ann Lopez ByMark Conley Quick Take When she turned from biologist to sociologist and human rights advocate 25 years ago, Ann Lopez realized how dire the... Coast Life ‘What would we do without these people?’ A Q&A with ‘furious’ farmworker advocate Ann Lopez Quick Take When she turned from biologist to sociologist and human rights advocate 25 years ago, Ann Lopez realized how dire the... Read the full Story Wallace Baine Big Basin is back, and redwoods deliver a tonic for our times ByWallace Baine Quick Take The beloved state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains was radically reshaped by the 2020 CZU Complex fire, beginning its... Wallace Baine Big Basin is back, and redwoods deliver a tonic for our times Quick Take The beloved state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains was radically reshaped by the 2020 CZU Complex fire, beginning its... Read the full Story Promoted Content STS9 brings their psychedelic dance and light show to Santa Cruz, Aug 12 & 13 Presented by Noise Pop / Quarry Amphitheater Promoted Content STS9 brings their psychedelic dance and light show to Santa Cruz, Aug 12 & 13 Read the full Story Opinion from Community Voices I think microdosing should be legal: Let’s fight depression and anxiety with ancient medicine Quick Take LeTa Jussila believes “magic” mushrooms could be key to helping us escape depression, alleviate anxiety and migraines... Opinion from Community Voices I think microdosing should be legal: Let’s fight depression and anxiety with ancient medicine Quick Take LeTa Jussila believes “magic” mushrooms could be key to helping us escape depression, alleviate anxiety and migraines... Read the full Story UC Santa Cruz ‘Our corpse flower is truly a corpse’: Bloom appears off for famous UCSC plant ByLookout Santa Cruz Staff Quick Take After a false alarm and warning signs Friday, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum delivered the news Saturday afternoon that the... UC Santa Cruz ‘Our corpse flower is truly a corpse’: Bloom appears off for famous UCSC plant Quick Take After a false alarm and warning signs Friday, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum delivered the news Saturday afternoon that the... Read the full Story City Life The home as artistic masterpiece: A visit to the uniquely enchanting residence of Santa Cruz artist Michael Leeds ByWallace Baine Quick Take In his 75 years, he’s excelled as an airbrush artist, a sculptor, a graphic designer, in interior design and... City Life The home as artistic masterpiece: A visit to the uniquely enchanting residence of Santa Cruz artist Michael Leeds Quick Take In his 75 years, he’s excelled as an airbrush artist, a sculptor, a graphic designer, in interior design and... Read the full Story Lookout Guides: From neighborhoods to parenting, get connected to Santa Cruz County Lookout Guides: From neighborhoods to parenting, get connected to Santa Cruz County Quick Take From neighborhoods to parenting, Lookout’s guides help you feel more connected to Santa Cruz County. UC Santa Cruz Corpse flower bloom at UCSC ‘not progressing,’ officials say; timing reset for Saturday afternoon — or later UC Santa Cruz Corpse flower bloom at UCSC ‘not progressing,’ officials say; timing reset for Saturday afternoon — or later ByHillary Ojeda Quick Take False alarm: The corpse flower is now predicted to bloom Saturday afternoon, keeping its infamous decaying-meat stench... Promoted Content A locals touch: Why work with Schooner Realty on your next real estate venture Promoted Content A locals touch: Why work with Schooner Realty on your next real estate venture Presented by Schooner Realty Food & Drink EATERS DIGEST: Faultline Brewing nears Scotts Valley opening, and the challenge of wine-pairing dinners Food & Drink EATERS DIGEST: Faultline Brewing nears Scotts Valley opening, and the challenge of wine-pairing dinners ByLily Belli Quick Take In Scotts Valley, a long-delayed opening for Faultline Brewing in the Hangar complex approaches next month. And Lily... Guides Salvias, sages and succulents: A Santa Cruz gardener’s guide to dealing with drought Guides Salvias, sages and succulents: A Santa Cruz gardener’s guide to dealing with drought ByHillary Ojeda Quick Take Lawns are so 20th century, and they’re disappearing from the local landscape. But what to plant as water supply gets... Promoted Content How the dishwasher crushed connection Promoted Content How the dishwasher crushed connection Presented by Brezsny Associates Wallace Baine Weekender: Cabrillo Fest hits the high notes, Trivia Night recap and a tune worth hearing Wallace Baine Weekender: Cabrillo Fest hits the high notes, Trivia Night recap and a tune worth hearing ByWallace Baine Civic Life Santa Cruz County is now the second-most-expensive rental market in the country, report finds Civic Life Santa Cruz County is now the second-most-expensive rental market in the country, report finds ByMax Chun Quick Take Despite all the attention increasingly paid to housing affordability, Santa Cruz has moved up in the rankings. The... LOAD MORE NEWS LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Wallace Baine City Life Mark Conley Coast Life Hillary Ojeda Lily Belli Food & Drink Max Chun City Life Liza Monroy Ken Doctor Wallace Baine Wait, watch and worry: My encounter with California’s ever-present wildfire threat reality Wallace Baine Wait, watch and worry: My encounter with California’s ever-present wildfire threat reality ByWallace Baine Quick Take We’re well aware of the global climate crisis and the heightening risks of fire in the Golden State. But when the plumes... Wallace Baine Weekender: Trivia ahoy, a winning ‘Formula’ and B9 is abuzz Wallace Baine Weekender: Trivia ahoy, a winning ‘Formula’ and B9 is abuzz ByWallace Baine Wildfires The voices of CZU: Peter Gelblum’s new film tells survivors’ stories in their own words Wildfires The voices of CZU: Peter Gelblum’s new film tells survivors’ stories in their own words ByWallace Baine Quick Take It’s Santa Cruz’s version of “verbatim theater”: The drama comes solely from people telling their stories to an... More from Wallace Coast Life ‘Like a family’: Sí Se Puede, an addiction recovery beacon in Watsonville, looks to meet expanding need Coast Life ‘Like a family’: Sí Se Puede, an addiction recovery beacon in Watsonville, looks to meet expanding need ByMark Conley Quick Take For three decades, a single-story house — the state’s first bilingual recovery program of its kind — that sits on a... Coast Life Calm after the storm: Nat Young’s pro surfing comeback a byproduct of passion, perseverance, family Coast Life Calm after the storm: Nat Young’s pro surfing comeback a byproduct of passion, perseverance, family ByMark Conley Quick Take Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young is the top professional wave rider that Surf City has ever produced. But hanging onto your... Civic Life ‘I lose sleep over this’: A devout anti-abortion advocate explains life in ‘Wayne’s World’ Civic Life ‘I lose sleep over this’: A devout anti-abortion advocate explains life in ‘Wayne’s World’ ByMark Conley Quick Take Santa Cruz’s Wayne Shaffer doesn’t strike you as any sort of modern political activist on the front lines of the... More from Mark UC Santa Cruz Has the UCSC corpse flower bloomed? Not yet, but it’s close UC Santa Cruz Has the UCSC corpse flower bloomed? Not yet, but it’s close ByHillary Ojeda Quick Take For more than a week, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum has been informing the public about its corpse flower’s progress, as... Health & Wellness Getting ready for the era of 988: The new local — and national — crisis hotline increase has launched Health & Wellness Getting ready for the era of 988: The new local — and national — crisis hotline increase has launched ByHillary Ojeda Quick Take The 988 hotline launched July 16, and Santa Cruz County mental health officials say they have noticed a slight increase... UC Santa Cruz Lookout Update: UCSC receives $89 million from state toward Kresge College renewal project, housing UC Santa Cruz Lookout Update: UCSC receives $89 million from state toward Kresge College renewal project, housing ByHillary Ojeda Quick Take UC Santa Cruz provides on-campus housing for more than half of its undergraduate students and is working to provide more... More from Hillary Food & Drink The CZU-inspired birth of Three Sisters Three Corners at Casalegno’s Food & Drink The CZU-inspired birth of Three Sisters Three Corners at Casalegno’s ByLily Belli Quick Take Gina Lund, like so many others around Santa Cruz County, saw her life and community changed by the 2020 fires. She has... Food & Drink EATERS DIGEST: Vamonos Comida opens in the Octagon and farewell to Funk’s Franks Food & Drink EATERS DIGEST: Vamonos Comida opens in the Octagon and farewell to Funk’s Franks ByLily Belli Quick Take Belly Goat Burgers owners open a Mexican cantina in the Octagon, Chicago-inspired food truck Funk’s Franks says goodbye,... City Life Ask Lookout: It seems like everyone is already composting kitchen waste, but I still don’t have my bin. Where is it? City Life Ask Lookout: It seems like everyone is already composting kitchen waste, but I still don’t have my bin. Where is it? ByLily Belli Quick Take The state of California mandated home composting on Jan. 1, but some Santa Cruz County residents have been scratching... More from Lily Health & Wellness Santa Cruz County COVID tracking getting more sophisticated as a new vaccine enters environment Health & Wellness Santa Cruz County COVID tracking getting more sophisticated as a new vaccine enters environment ByMax Chun Quick Take Omicron’s emergence has caused 2022 to look a little bit different, with more surges and reconsideration of mask... Civic Life Lookout Update: BLM mural vandalism case gets restitution amount, trial date from judge Civic Life Lookout Update: BLM mural vandalism case gets restitution amount, trial date from judge ByMax Chun Quick Take Alleged BLM mural vandals Brandon Bochat and Hagan Warner are facing total restitution payments of $19,623 — well below... Places Ask Lookout: Are there any big plans for that empty lot at 41st and Soquel? Places Ask Lookout: Are there any big plans for that empty lot at 41st and Soquel? ByMax Chun Quick Take A barren lot at 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive has been in limbo for the past few years, after a car dealership project... Coast Life On self-care — and date night! — for Santa Cruz parents Coast Life On self-care — and date night! — for Santa Cruz parents ByLiza Monroy Quick Take More than ever, COVID-beleaguered parents need “Waves of Self Care: It Takes a Village,” the new book by Capitola’s... Coast Life Parenting with Omicron: Santa Cruz families with young kids tell their stories of a ‘lost month’ Coast Life Parenting with Omicron: Santa Cruz families with young kids tell their stories of a ‘lost month’ ByLiza Monroy Quick Take Farmworkers, teachers, nurses, physical therapists and writers — all parents — had to scramble as the virus upended... Coast Life The Omicron experience: Families with young children — including mine — still face pandemic purgatories Coast Life The Omicron experience: Families with young children — including mine — still face pandemic purgatories ByLiza Monroy Quick Take In the first of a two-part series on parenting through Omicron, Liza Monroy writes about the jarring experience of COVID... More from Liza Latest News Inside Lookout: Opinion!, trivializing Wallace, local puzzles – and Lookout’s growth Latest News Inside Lookout: Opinion!, trivializing Wallace, local puzzles – and Lookout’s growth ByKen Doctor Latest News Inside Lookout: Events! Elections! ICYMI... and the NEXTies Latest News Inside Lookout: Events! Elections! ICYMI... and the NEXTies ByKen Doctor Community Voices Today, we launch Community Voices Community Voices Today, we launch Community Voices ByKen Doctor Quick Take It’s Lookout’s opinion section for the many challenges of the 2020s. 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