Oscar Rodriguez, a 71-year-old Santa Cruz man who has worked with children at the Calvary Chapel church in Aptos, has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor seven years ago.
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Santa Cruz County replaces ballots that left off fire district bond
Santa Cruz County has sent out new ballots to 284 registered voters in the Central Fire District after inadvertently leaving off Measure R, which would authorize $221 million in bonds for modernizing and replacing fire stations.
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Eaters Digest: The Full Monte at Deluxe Foods of Aptos
Lily Belli’s quest to find Santa Cruz County’s best sandwiches takes her to Rio Del Mar Boulevard in Aptos.
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Weekender: Halloween-Día de Los Muertos double shot, MAH candidates under the microscope and a First Friday chaser
Wallace Baine is in the house with recommendations for things to do across Santa Cruz County’s arts & entertainment scene, with the added bonuses this week of Halloween and Día de Los Muertos. He also has the scoop on how you can check out candidates for the Museum of Art & History executive director opening and tips for November’s First Friday art extravaganza.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 25-31
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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De Serpa, Martinez widen money advantage in supervisor races
Kim De Serpa and Monica Martinez widened their fundraising advantage over Kristen Brown and Christopher Bradford, respectively, in their campaigns for the District 2 and District 5 seats on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, according to campaign finance reports that were due Thursday. In the District 2 race, De Serpa has cash on hand, while Brown reported spending slightly more money than she has brought in. In the District 5 race, Martinez has a nearly 3-to-1 fundraising advantage over Bradford.
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In unopposed Cabrillo College trustee races, name change is on back burner
Cabrillo College’s governing board will have four trustees starting new four-year terms once they’re sworn in this December. All four ran unopposed.
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Misty Navarro joins Pajaro Valley Unified School District board
Dr. Misty Navarro was sworn in Wednesday to fill the vacant Area 7 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees after being appointed by the board in a special meeting on Monday. Navarro is an emergency medicine physician who has worked for Salinas Valley Health for the past 16 years. She succeeds former board president Jennifer Holm, who resigned in September after six years representing Area 7.
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Cabrillo College named best community college in California
Cabrillo College has been ranked the best community college in California in a study released by marketing company SmartAsset. The same study ranked Cabrillo 37th overall in the United States.
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City council, county supervisor candidates discuss roads and homelessness at Watsonville forum
Candidates for Watsonville City Council and District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor shared their views on roads, homelessness and short-term rentals in resources for South County at a Monday night Santa Cruz Voice forum.
