One hundred fifty members and partners celebrated Lookout’s fourth anniversary Thursday at Lookout’s offices in downtown Santa Cruz, an event that focused on Lookout’s growth overall.
Faris Sabbah, superintendent of Santa Cruz County schools, talked to the crowd about the impact of the Lookout In The Classroom program, which reaches more than half of public high school students in the county. Jamie Garfield, director of student and community engagement, detailed that impact, and told those assembled about the just-launched The Lookout Santa Cruz Support Fund, which enables readers to support Lookout In The Classroom with tax-deductible gifts.
Finally, in the aftermath of the national and local elections, talk within the room turned to 2025 and what a focus on local means going forward. State Sen. John Laird, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and Santa Cruz City Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson all attended, and Laird and Pellerin presented Lookout with a “certificate of recognition” for “timely, impactful and factual local journalism” from the California State Legislature…