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In Watsonville, Fox Theater’s second act remains unwritten as owner seeks community support
A year after purchasing Watsonville’s Fox Theater, business owner Franco Vaca says there’s no telling when the theater will reopen to the public.
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Many expect big things in Zach Friend’s post-Santa Cruz County supervisor act. Where will he go?
After years of balancing family in Southern California and public service in Santa Cruz, Zach Friend steps into an undefined future.
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The Surf Whisperer: Mark Sponsler’s forecasts have earned a devoted following among big-wave surfers
Mark Sponsler has gained cult status among big-wave surfers thanks to his ability to time a wave down to the minute and predict its height to within inches. The retired engineer’s website, Stormsurf, ...
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Why Trump won revisited – let’s please not blame the media and math
Local businessperson and mom Brooke Secor responds to a recent Lookout op-ed by Tom Decker, a Republican who has strong ideas about why Donald Trump won in November. She believes it's not about the ...
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Mark Sponsler has gained cult status among big-wave surfers thanks to his ability to time a wave down to the minute and predict its height to within inches. The retired engineer’s website, Stormsurf, ...
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Explosion and fire rocks Capitola Village early Christmas morning
A pre-dawn explosion and fire struck Capitola Village near the Esplanade on Christmas morning. Police and firefighters said no one was injured in the blaze.
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Wharf collapse takes more than wood and steel as a mother’s memorial bench is swept into the ocean
From her home near Sacramento, Ruby Shields was frantically trying to recover her mother's memorial bench, part of the end of ...
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Portion of Santa Cruz wharf collapses, harbor damaged and parts of Capitola Village flooded amid huge swells
A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday, plunging three construction workers into 25-foot swells. At least nine ...
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Photo gallery: See images from Monday’s damaging swells
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud captured the aftermath of Monday's huge swells, which caused a portion of the Santa ...
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Santa Cruz and Berkeley sweetened-drink taxes — victory for health and democracy, defeat for Big Soda
Measure Z was a big win for Santa Cruz, California, public health and democracy, write James Krieger and Jennifer Falbe, researchers from the University of Washington and UC Davis who have evaluated ...
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Watsonville appoints Nick Calubaquib as deputy city manager
The City of Watsonville has tapped Nick Calubaquib to join Nathalie Manning as deputy city manager. Calubaquib, who has ...
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Watsonville’s Estrellas de Esperanza helps younger generation embrace Mexican heritage through dance
Estrellas de Esperanza, founded by Ruby Vasquez in 2007, teaches kids in Watsonville how to embrace their Mexican heritage through ballet folklórico. For Vasquez and her students, folklórico is more ...