After Tuesday’s vote update, Kim De Serpa has won the District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor seat narrowly over Kristen Brown, who conceded. De Serpa finished with a 722-vote lead over Brown, or 51% to 48%.
Corralitos / Freedom
Posted inEducation
School district ballot measures: Most districts secure victories, Live Oak falls short
The majority of Santa Cruz County school district bond and parcel tax measures secured victories after a 4 p.m. Tuesday voting update. Live Oak School District’s Measure N was the only bond measure to fail.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
Nisene Marks, Soquel Demonstration forests to see prescribed burns starting in early December
California State Parks is conducting prescribed burns at The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park starting in early December and continuing through late January.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Mackenzies’ farewell, Pacific Cookie’s giftable towers and taming the Thanksgiving control freak
Mackenzies Chocolates closing, crab season still on hold, local artists add to Pacific Cookie Company’s appeal, an honor for winemaker Ryan Alfaro and plenty more Santa Cruz County food & drink news in Lily Belli’s pre-Thanksgiving newsletter.
Posted inLatest News
Meet Rosemary, Stevie, Bean and other pets available for adoption in Santa Cruz County
With countless animals in need of loving homes, here is the first of a regular roundup of pets available for adoption at the Santa Cruz County Shelter.
Posted inLatest News
Early morning crash kills pedestrian in Watsonville
A woman was killed in a car accident early Tuesday morning in Watsonville. Police did not release her name, but said that she was 53 years old and from Royal Oaks, southeast of Watsonville. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash at about 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Green Valley Road and Pinto […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Nov. 15-21
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 inHousing & Development
Watsonville OKs development of 14 affordable single-family homes
The Watsonville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two new housing projects, on Evan Circle and Airport Road. The projects would develop a total of 18 new homes in Watsonville — 14 of which will be affordable housing.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
A Lookout View: Kristen Brown for District 2 county supervisor
In the race for District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor, the Lookout Editorial Board believes that both Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa would serve well on the county board. However, like our voters, we are forced to make a choice. In this race, we favor Kristen Brown. We believe her experience with different levels of government, her discipline and ability to command facts and a room and her deep connections to the other supervisors and local politicians make her the slightly better choice.
Posted inLatest News
Heavy winds knock out power to some Santa Cruz County homes amid high alert for fire danger
Some residents of Santa Cruz County were without power Friday due to high winds knocking down trees into power lines. At the same time, Pacific Gas & Electric has implemented some Public Safety Power Shutoffs to prevent power lines from sparking fires during the dry and windy weather.