Monica Martinez has won her bid to be the next Santa Cruz County supervisor representing District 5, with a comfortable win over Christopher Bradford.
Scotts Valley
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Measure X: Scotts Valley business tax passes with strong support
Measure X, Scotts Valley’s updated business tax, appears to have passed, having received 72.1% of the vote with most ballots counted. The measure was ahead 4,962 to 1,917 after Tuesday’s update on the vote count.
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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.
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Scotts Valley City Council: Lind, Clark and Jett win
With Tuesday afternoon’s round of vote tallies, Donna Lind, Steve Clark and Krista Jett won three seats on the Scotts Valley City Council. Corky Roberson, Mercedes Molloy, John Lewis and Dustin Lopez were unsuccessful.
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Scotts Valley Unified School District: Newcomers Espinola, Redenbacher and Turzak win
After a 4 p.m. Tuesday vote drop, Stephanie Espinola, Gary Redenbacher and Erica Turzak won seats on the Scotts Valley Unified School District governing board. Michael Schulman, Mitali Weiglein and Tuka Gafari were unsuccessful.
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In the Public Interest: Santa Cruz’s own national monument could open up next year
Christopher Neely goes inside Santa Cruz County politics & policy with his weekly newsletter.
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Fire districts weigh options after $243 million in bond measures fail
Fire chiefs for Scotts Valley and Central Fire say bond measures to pay for new stations and equipment struggled to garner enough support on crowded Santa Cruz County ballots. While Measure Q could open up millions in grants for fire districts for wildfire prevention projects, chiefs say that process is complex and uncertain.
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Eaters Digest: Bent Dime Lemoncello
A local collaboration between bartender Enrico Zampieri and winemaker Les Wright of 37th Parallel Winery in Scotts Valley is Lily Belli’s go-to to break up the parade of holiday wine and to refresh the palate amid heavy foods.
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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.
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County officials show off road repairs — some complete, some held up by a lack of federal funding
Santa Cruz County has been battered over the past few winters by storms that resulted in hundreds of damaged or unusable roads. Although county crews completed 122 repair projects in the year following the 2023 storms, 100 still remain. Officials point to federal agencies that are slow to free up funding and weather setbacks each winter delaying work.