Max Chun is a contributing reporter at Lookout Santa Cruz. His work spans a variety of themes including regional interest, real estate development, and transportation policy, reflecting his deep engagement with the multifaceted changes in his hometown. Max's insights have also been featured in Wine Business Monthly, NewsBreak, and Lookout Local.
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By: Max Chun
Welcome to Thursday night’s Lookout PM.
By: Max Chun
Thursday was the deadline for candidates in the Santa Cruz mayoral and city council races, as well as the District 4 county supervisor and Superior Court judge seats, to file their final pre-election campaign finance disclosures before the June 2 primary.
By: Max Chun
Welcome to Friday night’s Lookout PM.
By: Max Chun
As the June 2 primary inches closer, voters might notice that some candidates on Santa Cruz County ballots have their affiliation listed as “no party preference.” For some, it’s because of their past professional experience, while for others, it’s to steer as clear as possible of party politics.
By: Max Chun
The Capitola City Council voted to submit a request to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission that $200,000 originally ticketed for Bay Avenue corridor improvements be reallocated to preliminary planning work for the Capitola trestle, to determine whether it could feasibly support trail segments.
By: Max Chun
The “To Honor the Women of the Water” project team is shifting to the Capitola Esplanade for its female surfer statue, rather than the East Cliff Dirt Farm in Pleasure Point, to be the home of the statue after it was appealed. The Capitola City Council is expected to vote on the project in the coming months.
By: Max Chun
Welcome to Tuesday night’s Lookout PM.
By: Max Chun
The Santa Cruz City Council conducted a public hearing this week on proposed city charter amendments to update and clarify language, and to make a number of other changes to comply with state law. Staff is expected to return in June with a resolution to put the proposed changes to voters on the November ballot.
By: Max Chun
Welcome to Thursday night’s Lookout PM.
By: Max Chun
Homelessness nonprofit Housing Matters announced Friday that it will reduce capacity at the Rebele Family Shelter on Coral Street and its off-site recuperative care center at the former Salt Air Lodge on Leibrandt Avenue, as both are “operating with significant budgetary deficits.” CEO Phil Kramer said the move is likely to take place over the next month or so, but none of the current occupants will be forced out early.
