Mar Vista Students Raise Funds for Paradise Elementary

The students at Mar Vista Elementary School recently held a special Winter Benefit Concert to raise funds to help the children and families of Paradise Elementary School, which burned to the ground in 2018 during the devastating Camp fire. Students in grades TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through … [Read More...]

“Grow Your Business” | 2019 Business Showcase

How will you grow your business in 2019? The Business Showcase brings key members of the community together to connect, learn, and give opportunities for local businesses to inspire, while working together in a variety of creative ways. We invite you to “Grow your Business” at the 2019 Annual … [Read More...]

February Breakfast Meeting

WHAT: February Breakfast Meeting WHEN: Thursday, February 14th, 2019, 7:30-9:00am WHERE: Best Western Seacliff Inn, Aptos COST: $25 members/$30 non-members – Prepay and save $3! Susan Nemitz has been the Director of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries for three years where she is currently working … [Read More...]

Take this Survey on Medicine Storage and Disposal

SafeRx Santa Cruz County and Community Prevention Partners (CPP) request that you please take this 2-3 minute survey about Medicine Storage and Disposal. In addition to other focus areas of SafeRx and CPP, this survey is designed to increase community attention to personal medication storage … [Read More...]

Poll Predicts Higher Aptos Real Estate Prices in 2019

A poll was recently conducted on the neighborhood web site NextDoor, asking Aptos residents what they thought would happen to Aptos home prices in 2019. After a month, 42 responses to the survey were recorded. The results might surprise you: the NextDoor poll predicts higher real estate … [Read More...]

Episode 41: Bob Owens, Termite Guy

2 April 2019

Bob Owens is a native of Chicago, Illinois where he lived until joining the United States Air Force at age 19. He served the Air Force as an aircraft maintenance specialist for twenty years, working all over the globe, before being invited by an Air Forc [...]

Episode 40: Victor Gomez, Pragmatic Lobbyist

28 March 2019

Victor Gomez is perhaps best known as having been a member of the City Council of Hollister for eight years, and was Mayor of Hollister for one of those years. He also served as the President of the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California League of Cities [...]

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