Volunteer Sandra Varela checks out potential campsites on Green Valley Road during this morning's Point-in-Time Count.

Tagged along on the annual Point-in-Time count in the pre-dawn darkness in Watsonville this morning, as did many others in our Lookout Santa Cruz team. One of the things we found was a campfire with no one tending to it.

The hill I'm dyin' on: The Mermen are California's greatest band.
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In case you were looking for a cafe where you could get a bouqet for Mom at the same time:

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Please join me April 9 for a live Zoom sit-down with U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta to talk about the state of American democracy circa 2021.
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The wave of tomorrow today.

How one man fought suicidal despair on a unicycle:
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One of Santa Cruz's greatest treasures, its live-music scene, is a deep freeze. When and how will it return?

My bobbleheads are still shaking

Can we interrupt the Apocalypse for just a sec to remind everyone just how beautiful Shirley MacLaine was in 'The Apartment'?

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The party's at my house, via Zoom, tonight.

The sea gods are upset. Check out Kevin Painchaud's amazing images of yesterday's swell.
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Name five people you'd bring back from the dead to address the current American moment. Here's mine:
1. Molly Ivins
2. Frank Zappa
3. Bill Hicks
4. James Baldwin
5. Christopher Hitchens

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Amazing story, wonderful song, a truly moving video

Santa Cruz County has one goal when it comes to COVID-19 testing: Making it so that anyone can get tested anywhere, anytime, and get results quickly.

But reaching that has been difficult for a number of reasons. New w/ @MalloryLPickett:

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To all POC, to all women: Just today, forget the gray areas. Celebrate this amazing achievement, and remember in the uncertain days ahead what this feels like. #KamalaHarrisVP

For John Lewis. For Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Old baseball manager adage is you always put your very best hitter third in the batting order. Joe Morgan batted third for the mighty Big Red Machine. The best hitter on the best team. What a player. #RIP #JoeMorgan

I'm stoked to announce that I'll be joining up with the exciting new news venture Lookout Santa Cruz come November, as its City Life Correspondent. Big changes ahead in the US, Calif., and SC, and Lookout's fine new staff is ready to tell those stories of recovery and renewal.

something that might help The Shitshow That Is 2020 🤷🏻‍♀️
please retweet if you agree.

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