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Morning at the Silver Spur — where old-line Santa Cruz goes for breakfast

From newcomers to old-school Santa Cruz County natives, the Silver Spur is a symbol of endurance and stability in a community swirling with change. And for that, it attracts a devoted clientele. Read more in Wallace Baine’s Sunday column.


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10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of July 26

Are you on the lookout for a new career path in Santa Cruz County? Look no further! We’ve curated a list of the top 10 Santa Cruz County job opportunities recently posted to our job board, spanning various industries and roles.




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Show me the money: Supervisors have ‘balanced’ county budget with more than $100 million in federal IOUs – that is bad business

Tom Decker, a businessman, builder of affordable homes and a former candidate for the District 5 supervisor job, has taken a look at Santa Cruz County’s 2024-25 budget and is left scratching his head. The numbers, he writes in a Community Voices opinion piece, don’t add up and depend on more than $100 million in IOUs from the federal government. How, he then wonders, can the supervisors – or any of us – consider it balanced? Read Decker’s op-ed here.