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What’s Happening This Weekend: Thursday October 15 – Sunday October 18

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Here’s the Santa Cruz County & Santa Cruz Mountains Weekend Roundup, Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, October 18! Live Music • Harvest Festivals • Halloween Fun • Open Studios Art Tour • Film & Comedy Fests • Wine Passport Days. Listings are organized by day, then by town. Enjoy! 🎃🎶🍂 ~ ALL WEEKEND ~ — SCOTTS VALLEY — 🎃 Pumpkin… Read More
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No on Proposition 44: It Would Put Santa Cruz County’s Health Care Safety Net at Risk

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Commentary by Anita Aguirre, CEO at Santa Cruz Community Health Every day, community health centers make sure people can see a doctor, manage a chronic illness, receive behavioral health support, and get preventive care before a health problem becomes a crisis. In Santa Cruz County, that care is not an abstraction. It is a lifeline for nearly 14,000 patients served… Read More
Halloween San Lorenzo Valley Halloween History Local News 

Halloween: A Look at How the San Lorenzo Valley Built Its Month-long Traditions

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By Mary Andersen Sometime in the late 1890s, the boys of Boulder Creek got a cow onto the roof of Firemen’s Hall. Old Firemen’s Hall in 2001 (Santa Cruz Public Libraries) We know this because in May 1968, the Boulder Creek Historical Society sat down in the Recreation Annex with three longtime residents — Tom Hunt, Karm West and Vince Locatelli… Read More
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What’s Happening This Weekend: Friday October 9 – Sunday October 11

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Here’s the Santa Cruz County/Santa Cruz Mountains Events Roundup, Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11! 🎃🎸🍂 Live Music • Halloween Fun • Open Studios Art Exhibits • Theater • Markets & Festivals. Enjoy! ~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 ~ 🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple FarmsFriday, October 9 | 12:00 – 6:00 pm5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts… Read More
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Santa Cruz County swears in first Youth Commission

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Eleven high school students now hold seats on Santa Cruz County’s newest advisory body. The County has sworn in the inaugural members of its Youth Commission, creating a permanent way for young people to weigh in on local government. Commissioners will advise the Board of Supervisors on policies, and programs that affect youth. They will also identify emerging concerns and… Read More