Lookout Santa Cruz

Lookout is an emerging network of, digital-only, mobile-first, editorially robust, intensely local media outlets offering community-centric news and resources. The company’s network of websites will serve small to mid-sized markets, repopulating news and advertising desserts with modern, vibrant news products. Lookout Santa Cruz, the company’s first site, launched in November 2020. Its parent, Lookout Local Inc., is a public benefit corporation whose fundamental mission is to serve its communities with a new and higher standard of news, information and community engagement.

Current Position

Location: Santa Cruz, California

Beat: K - 12 education

Position:

With 10 public school districts that serve a wide range of different student populations, Santa Cruz County needs a reporter willing to dive into the post-pandemic landscape and look at the way state and federal aid is being distributed to schools, what efforts are being made to bridge the digital divide in South County and tell the human stories of parents and students in communities that are struggling to perform academically.