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In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli notes Manresa Bread's move into a bigger space, with a bistro to come, on the Westside, previews the return of Christmas-themed pop-up Miracle to Abbott Square and begins making Thanksgiving plans.
Lily Belli on Food: Manresa Bread spreads its wings, Miracle's Christmas kitsch returning to Abbott Square and getting ready for Thanksgiving
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli notes Manresa Bread's move into a bigger space, with a bistro to come, on the Westside, previews the return of Christmas-themed pop-up Miracle to Abbott Square and...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli notes Manresa Bread's move into a bigger space, with a bistro to come, on the Westside, previews the return of Christmas-themed pop-up Miracle to Abbott Square and begins making Thanksgiving plans.
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Nov. 11
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Santa Cruz County public health officials are warning families to immediately stop using ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after it was linked to a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism, a rare but potentially fatal illness.
Santa Cruz County public health officials warn against use of recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula linked to infant botulism
Santa Cruz County public health officials are warning families to immediately stop using ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after it was linked to a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism, a rare but potentially fatal illness.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Santa Cruz County public health officials are warning families to immediately stop using ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after it was linked to a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism, a rare but potentially fatal illness.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Find all of Lookout's Tuesday headlines in one place, with news stories from Hillary Ojeda, Tania Ortiz, Cecilia Schutz, Ashley Palma-Jimenez and more, with Community Voices opinion from a former Housing Matters employee on the nonprofit's move to end day services for unhoused residents.
Morning Lookout: PVUSD board eyes more layoffs; Capitola license plate data mistake; Lookout List spotlights restaurants
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Find all of Lookout's Tuesday headlines in one place, with news stories from Hillary Ojeda, Tania Ortiz, Cecilia Schutz, Ashley Palma-Jimenez and more, with Community Voices opinion from a former Housing Matters employee on the nonprofit's move to end day services for unhoused residents.
Housing Matters will be the beneficiary of a Nov. 21 tribute to Bob Dylan at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to help raise money for the Santa Cruz nonprofit's shelters and other programs.
Bob Dylan tribute show at Kuumbwa Jazz to raise funds for Housing Matters
Housing Matters will be the beneficiary of a Nov. 21 tribute to Bob Dylan at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to help raise money for the Santa Cruz nonprofit's shelters and other programs.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Housing Matters will be the beneficiary of a Nov. 21 tribute to Bob Dylan at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to help raise money for the Santa Cruz nonprofit's shelters and other programs.
The Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building hosts a special food pantry every Tuesday to connect veterans who are unhoused or struggling with groceries and essential resources.
Watsonville food pantry offers veterans food and connections to resources
The Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building hosts a special food pantry every Tuesday to connect veterans who are unhoused or struggling with groceries and essential resources.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building hosts a special food pantry every Tuesday to connect veterans who are unhoused or struggling with groceries and essential resources.
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will discuss a proposal Wednesday to eliminate more than 160 positions — including counselors, teachers, mental health clinicians and special education staff — in an effort to address a $15.3 million budget shortfall.
Pajaro Valley Unified school board to discuss plan to cut more than 160 positions at Wednesday meeting
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will discuss a proposal Wednesday to eliminate more than 160 positions — including counselors, teachers, mental health clinicians and special education…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will discuss a proposal Wednesday to eliminate more than 160 positions — including counselors, teachers, mental health clinicians and special education staff — in an effort to address a $15.3 million budget shortfall.
Federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies accessed databases with information collected by Capitola’s automated license plate readers on behalf of immigration officials between 2024 and early this year. Capitola’s police chief says it was a mistake.
Capitola police chief says immigration officials’ access to its license plate reader database was a mistake
Federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies accessed databases with information collected by Capitola’s automated license plate readers on behalf of immigration officials between 2024 and early this year. Capitola’s police chief says it was a mistake.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies accessed databases with information collected by Capitola’s automated license plate readers on behalf of immigration officials between 2024 and early this year. Capitola’s police chief says it was a mistake.
OPINION: Housing Matters — Santa Cruz County’s largest homelessness nonprofit — plans in March to shut down its Coral Street day services, including public showers, bathrooms and a mailroom. The closure comes with no clear transition plan, writes Marsa Greenspan, a former Housing Matters employee.
Why are Housing Matters’ vital day services for unhoused people being closed?
Housing Matters — Santa Cruz County’s largest homelessness nonprofit — plans to shut down its Coral Street day services, including public showers, bathrooms and a mailroom that served more than 1,700…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OPINION: Housing Matters — Santa Cruz County’s largest homelessness nonprofit — plans in March to shut down its Coral Street day services, including public showers, bathrooms and a mailroom. The closure comes with no clear transition plan, writes Marsa Greenspan, a former Housing Matters employee.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is investigating a second wave of auto and residential burglaries in the Aptos and Day Valley areas.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigating second wave of burglaries in Aptos area
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is investigating a second wave of auto and residential burglaries in the Aptos and Day Valley areas.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is investigating a second wave of auto and residential burglaries in the Aptos and Day Valley areas.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is still searching Danielle Staley, 35, who they say was last seen late Thursday night at Rio Del Mar State Beach and may have been a victim of foul play.
Investigators suspect foul play in disappearance of woman last seen at Rio Del Mar beach
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is still searching Danielle Staley, 35, who they say was last seen late Thursday night at Rio Del Mar State Beach and may have been a victim of foul play.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is still searching Danielle Staley, 35, who they say was last seen late Thursday night at Rio Del Mar State Beach and may have been a victim of foul play.
A weekly look at what's happening around Santa Cruz County politics & policy from Lookout.
In the Public Interest: After narrow approval of Santa Cruz’s Measure C, Keeley sets sights on addressing concerns of the 46% who voted against it
A weekly look at what's happening around Santa Cruz County politics & policy from Lookout.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A weekly look at what's happening around Santa Cruz County politics & policy from Lookout.
Both businesses are in the early stages of permitting, but without any significant remodels planned, Ruzicka hopes to open the bakery and the restaurant in spring 2026. Manresa Bread will open first, ideally around Feb. 14, she said, and the bistro a few weeks later.
Fresh-baked dreams: Avery Ruzicka to open Manresa Bread and bistro in former Izakaya West End
Manresa Bread is expanding its Santa Cruz footprint with a new flagship bakery on the Westside, just blocks from co-founder Avery Ruzicka’s home. The 4,000-square-foot space will feature on-site…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Both businesses are in the early stages of permitting, but without any significant remodels planned, Ruzicka hopes to open the bakery and the restaurant in spring 2026. Manresa Bread will open first, ideally around Feb. 14, she said, and the bistro a few weeks later.
New week, new plans? Check out BOLO, Lookout's free, searchable events calendar – your place to go for things to do all over Santa Cruz County.
Event Calendar
Browse Lookout's Santa Cruz County public event calendar. This is your place to go for things to do in Santa Cruz County. Find all the concerts, plays, live music, pub crawls, family events, poetry…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New week, new plans? Check out BOLO, Lookout's free, searchable events calendar – your place to go for things to do all over Santa Cruz County.
Monday morning's Lookout headlines include stories from Tania Ortiz, Hillary Ojeda, Lily Belli, Wallace Baine and more.
Morning Lookout: Watsonville wants voice in battery storage regulations; Keeley on Measure C success; Manresa Bread's Westside expansion
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Monday, Nov. 10.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Monday morning's Lookout headlines include stories from Tania Ortiz, Hillary Ojeda, Lily Belli, Wallace Baine and more.
Some teachers say that artificial intelligence tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom — with potentially harmful long-term effects on students’ learning.
His students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?
Some teachers say that artificial intelligence tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom — with potentially harmful long-term effects on students’ learning.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some teachers say that artificial intelligence tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom — with potentially harmful long-term effects on students’ learning.
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many religious/spiritual traditions that punk musicians have embraced.
Santa Cruz’s John Malkin explores the spiritual underpinnings of punk rock in new book ‘Punk Spirit!’
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many religious/spiritual traditions that punk musicians have embraced.
Manresa Bread is expanding its Santa Cruz footprint with a new flagship bakery on the Westside, just blocks from co-founder Avery Ruzicka’s home.
Fresh-baked dreams: Avery Ruzicka to open Manresa Bread and bistro in former Izakaya West End
Manresa Bread is expanding its Santa Cruz footprint with a new flagship bakery on the Westside, just blocks from co-founder Avery Ruzicka’s home.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Manresa Bread is expanding its Santa Cruz footprint with a new flagship bakery on the Westside, just blocks from co-founder Avery Ruzicka’s home.
As Santa Cruz County officials work on battery storage facility regulations, members of the Watsonville City Council say they want their concerns to be heard.
Watsonville City Council wants more say in county’s battery storage ordinance
As Santa Cruz County officials work on battery storage facility regulations, members of the Watsonville City Council say they want their concerns to be heard.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As Santa Cruz County officials work on battery storage facility regulations, members of the Watsonville City Council say they want their concerns to be heard.
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley celebrated the narrow passage of Measure C, the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act, which will generate about $4.5 million annually through new property and real estate transfer taxes to fund affordable housing and homelessness initiatives.
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley on Measure C’s long road to success and next steps
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley celebrated the narrow passage of Measure C, the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act, which will generate about $4.5 million annually through new property and real…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley celebrated the narrow passage of Measure C, the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act, which will generate about $4.5 million annually through new property and real estate transfer taxes to fund affordable housing and homelessness initiatives.
After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student Pranvera Hyseni turned a moment of wonder into a lifelong mission to bring astronomy education to her homeland.
UCSC astronomy Ph.D. survived war and helped build Kosovo’s first observatory. Now she’s bringing the cosmos to Bay Area classrooms.
After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student Pranvera Hyseni turned a moment of wonder into a lifelong mission to bring…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student Pranvera Hyseni turned a moment of wonder into a lifelong mission to bring astronomy education to her homeland.
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many religious/spiritual traditions that punk musicians have embraced.
Santa Cruz’s John Malkin explores the spiritual underpinnings of punk rock in new book ‘Punk Spirit!’
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Santa Cruz journalist, filmmaker and musician John Malkin brings together two unlikely subjects, punk rock and spirituality, in his new oral history, "Punk Spirit!" The book explores the many religious/spiritual traditions that punk musicians have embraced.
OPINION: Community Bridges, Santa Cruz County’s largest nonprofit, doesn’t value or treat its front-line workers with dignity, write Community Bridges employees Lidia Montesino and Mercy Gonzales. A nonprofit built on equity shouldn’t mirror the inequities it claims to fight, they say.
Community Bridges offers a lifeline, but workers are not being treated fairly or with dignity
Community Bridges, Santa Cruz County’s largest nonprofit, doesn’t value or treat its front-line workers with dignity, write Community Bridges employees Lidia Montesino and Mercy Gonzales. The company…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OPINION: Community Bridges, Santa Cruz County’s largest nonprofit, doesn’t value or treat its front-line workers with dignity, write Community Bridges employees Lidia Montesino and Mercy Gonzales. A nonprofit built on equity shouldn’t mirror the inequities it claims to fight, they say.
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