Measure U gives San Lorenzo Valley Water District customers a chance to roll back high, fixed water charges by hundreds of dollars per family, writes Boulder Creek resident Bruce Holloway, and would push families to be more careful about water usage. He says the current system is unfair and is a regressive tax that hurts low water users.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Oct. 31-Nov. 6
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
New guide to Big Basin’s Redwood Loop published
A new guide to the Redwood Loop Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park has been published. Written by a team of biologists and environmental scientists, it addresses the effects of the catastrophic 2020 fire on the park and the long-term changes to the landscape that it ushered in, including the impact on plants and animals in the park.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Vote no on Measure U – use common sense and read the impartial analysis of consequences for SLV Water
Measure U makes no sense, writes Nancy B. Macy, a 50-year resident of Boulder Creek. The measure asks voters in the San Lorenzo Valley Water District to reverse a recent water bill hike and cap future charges. Macy sees the measure as shortsighted and foolish and against all the advice of experts. “Was the structure of the rate increase responsible? Thoughtfully designed by experts? Legally adopted? Is the rate increase necessary and was it carefully considered with public input and adapted to customer needs? Yes, yes, yes and yes!” she writes, while urging a no vote.
Posted inFood & Drink
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.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Baine’s Nine: Nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Oct. 24-31
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 inOpinion from Community Voices
A Lookout View: Monica Martinez for District 5 county supervisor
Editor’s note: A Lookout View is the opinion of our Community Voices opinion section, written by our editorial board, which consists of Community Voices Editor Jody K. Biehl and Lookout Founder Ken Doctor. Our goal is to connect the dots we see in the news and offer a bigger-picture view — all intended to see Santa Cruz […]
Posted inLatest News
Boulder Creek man dies in solo crash after brief chase
A 36-year-old Boulder Creek man died in a single-vehicle crash on southbound Highway 9 at Two Bar Road on Thursday night, after veering off the road and crashing into a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.