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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How will Santa Cruz County school districts be affected, if at all, if Proposition 2 passes?
If approved by California voters, Proposition 2 would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to help schools and colleges to fund repairs and construction. Santa Cruz County superintendents talked to Lookout about what they can expect for their districts.
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Laurie Love on Wine: High on the ’24 harvest, Equinox update, Rosscienda grand opening
In her biweekly column, Lookout wine expert Laurie Love talks to local viticulturists about how this year’s wine grape harvest is shaping up, reports on next steps for Equinox Wine after the death of owner Barry Jackson and previews a new Aptos winery.
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Santa Cruz Mountains harvest 2024 wraps up ‘fabulous vintage’
Unlike last year, when the growing season stretched well into November with one of the longest hang times for wine grapes in recent memory, this year the Santa Cruz region is seeing a more normal harvest in terms of timing, local viticulturists tell Laurie Love.
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Carmageddon: Public’s input sought on safety of Santa Cruz County’s rural highways
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will soon be going to the public for input on its Rural Highways Safety Action Plan in an effort to improve safety and mobility along the remote highways in the county, which officials say have seen 213 severe injuries and 43 deaths over the past nine years. Those interested can attend two virtual workshops in late October.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Sept. 27-Oct. 3
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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In Bonny Doon meeting, state says help on home insurance is coming
State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara told 140 attendees of an online event organized by the Rural Bonny Doon Association on Wednesday night that his overhaul of the state insurance market is expected to be ready for implementation by December. Other insurance experts spoke of ways homeowners could improve their chances of finding coverage in a market situation made dire by the threat of wildfires in Santa Cruz County.
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Bonny Doon homeowners to hear from state on insurance crisis
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has accepted an invitation from the Rural Bonny Doon Association to speak at an online forum at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, on the home insurance crisis facing residents of Santa Cruz County who live in wildfire-prone areas.
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Free wood chipping offered for fire-prone Santa Cruz County areas
The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County is offering to reimburse the cost of wood chipping for residents who want to clear land in areas at risk for wildfires. The Neighborhood Chipping Program is accepting applications through Oct. 31 and aims to “incentivize the creation of defensible space around homes in high wildfire risk areas.”
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Sept. 20-26
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.