Lily Belli heads up Soquel San Jose Road to savor the bounty of the season at one of her favorite local spots.
Capitola & Soquel
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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.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Coke, Pepsi and Red Bull spend big to defeat Santa Cruz’s soda tax
A key pre-election campaign finance reporting deadline on Thursday revealed that the biggest players in America’s soft drink industry, including the parent companies of Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Red Bull, have donated nearly $1 million to defeat a city of Santa Cruz ballot measure this fall that would enact a special tax on sugary drinks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Sept. 26-Oct. 3
With the weekend nearly here, get your B9 shot in the form of Baine’s Nine, Wallace Baine’s recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
The saga of Krazy George: As the A’s leave Oakland, the team’s most prominent fan reflects on the old days
On the final day of the Oakland A’s long run in the Bay Area, one of the team’s most iconic figures, cheerleader and longtime Capitola resident Krazy George Henderson, reflects on his long career in the stands and the legacy of his creation, The Wave.
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Capitola’s Measure Y would up sales tax, raising $2.2 million a year
The City of Capitola is seeking to hike its sales tax from 9% to 9.25%, raising an additional estimated $2.2 million a year for the city’s general fund, with the city council ultimately deciding how the money is spent. Officials emphasized that the sales tax rate hasn’t increased since 2016 and that Capitola’s rate would still be the lowest in Santa Cruz County.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Ambient Photonics’ vision to replace batteries, English Ales for sale, local bank rebrand
In this week’s roundup of Santa Cruz County business news, Jessica M. Pasko reports on Scotts Valley-based Ambient Photonics’ bid to replace small batteries with low-light solar cells, owners of English Ales putting the brewery up for sale, and Santa Cruz County Bank rebranding as West Coast Community Bank.
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Lily Belli on Food: Woodhouse’s live music win, Pete’s Fish House standouts and Open Farm Tours ahead
News and notes from around the world of Santa Cruz County food & drink via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
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Roads, rail trail, managed retreat emerge as flashpoints as District 2 hopefuls Brown, De Serpa spar at forum
District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa have spent years in elected office and public service, and seek to bring that experience to the board of supervisors come 2025. The two discussed everything from roads and managed retreat to the tight county budget and the divisive Coastal Rail Trail project Monday evening at a Lookout candidate forum.
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Carmageddon: RTC provides options for mobile homes in way of rail trail, but says it won’t pay for relocation
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has completed a first draft of an analysis of mobile homes encroaching on the right of way for a new rail trail project along a section of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line in Live Oak. Residents have been told that their homes need to be shifted or relocated by June 2025. Officials with the commission said they’re not sure who will be responsible for paying, but it won’t be the RTC.