Scotts Valley gains a spacious sports bar in Faultline Brewing, which opened in October, and Sante Adairius Rustic Ales becomes the first 100% woman-owned brewery in Santa Cruz County. Plus, Collective Santa Cruz is back with a can-themed party Saturday.
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Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Scotts Valley council race pits three candidates for two seats. All want to fix budget; the difference is how.
Three candidates — Derek Timm, Allan Timms and Jim Reed — are vying for two open seats on the Scotts Valley City Council, with the top two vote-getters winning the seats. Reed and Timm are incumbents, with Reed having served for almost 16 years, while Timms is a political newcomer who got his American citizenship in January. Timm, a veteran of four years on the council, has endorsed Timms. Lookout asked each candidate to answer two questions. Their answers are here.
Posted inK-12 Education
Scotts Valley Unified School District candidates on teacher pay, mental health and declining enrollment
Sixteen candidates are running for nine seats in five school districts across Santa Cruz County. Lookout sent questionnaires to all of them, asking about the most pressing issues facing their schools. Here, we take a look at Scotts Valley Unified School District.
Posted inFood & Drink
Ashby Confections: Small-batch, handmade treats to satisfy any sweet tooth
Jennifer Ashby’s team at Scotts Valley-based Ashby Confections offers up an array of confections made from locally sourced chocolate and draws inspiration for fruit-flavored candies from the berries and citrus grown on farms around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Following the money: Final campaign finance receipts provide clues to Nov. 8
The final round of fundraising and expenditure reports for Santa Cruz County candidates were due late Thursday. Lookout dug in to see what stories they told. Here’s what we found.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Assembly District 30 update: Will Addis’ advantage in Santa Cruz, Monterey push her past Nohrden?
Vicki Nohrden of Monterey, the Republican candidate in the race for state Assembly District 30, garnered more votes in San Luis Obispo County than Morro Bay’s Dawn Addis in the June primary. But Addis (along with three other Democratic candidates) carried the vote in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties and seems likely to collect the votes of those three other Democrats.
Posted inFood & Drink
Thirty-nine years in the making, Billy Bob Orchards offers 22 apple varieties through fall and winter
How do you match your taste buds to the apples of the moment? Karen Peixoto and Watsonville’s Billy Bob Orchards, fixtures at several Santa Cruz County farmers markets, will help you find the perfect pairings.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Ag production value up, Boulder Creek Brewing rebirth & rethinking lobster
Heads up, foodies: I’m now sending alerts every time I publish a story. Sign up for texts from me here. Thanks to those of you who’ve already subscribed and offered your thoughts! And catch up on my recent work here. … Outside of South County, it can be easy to forget that agriculture, like tourism […]
Posted inLatest News
Police arrest two teens in alleged Ocean Street attack on homeless man
Santa Cruz Police Department investigators are still trying to understand what initiated an attack on a homeless male on Ocean Street on Friday night; Scotts Valley police have arrested two teens on assault charges. While attacks on homeless people seem to be on the rise nationally, there is little tracking of such violence, and none locally. Local police could not recall a similar case here and acknowledge it is likely incidents are underreported.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Keeley, Kalantari-Johnson, Pellerin lead fundraising totals in first general election reports
First reports on the races for Santa Cruz mayor, 3rd and 4th District County Supervisor and state Assembly Districts 28 and 30, plus local city councils and ballot measures, are telling as to who might have an advantage in spending as the November campaigns speed up. Here, Lookout begins to track all the local races.