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Water district offers online bill payment
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District will now allow customers to pay bills online and schedule automatic payments through its website.
“We learned from a recent customer survey that online bill pay and (the) auto pay program were the services that customers most wanted. We are pleased to announce that both programs are now in place,” said Karen Alvarez, the district’s finance manager.
Customers can sign up online to review their account information and statements and track their water use at http://slvwd.com, with the ability to pay bills by authorizing a withdrawal from a bank account or by using a credit card.
Customers who choose to do so can also authorize the district to automatically deduct water bill payments from a bank account on a regular schedule.
For information: 338-2153 or slvwd.com
Free flu vaccine
Adults who are without health insurance or who qualify for Medi-Cal can receive a free flu vaccine at a clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 12, at Live Oak Family Resource Center in Santa Cruz.
The resource center is at 1740 17th Ave. The clinic will be hosted by the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency with the Santa Cruz County Medical Reserve Corps.
For information: Corinne Hyland, ch*****@*********************ca.us or 454-7558.
Simitian to run for supervisor
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has announced that he will run for a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2012.
Simitian is serving his second and final term in the state Senate, where he represents California’s 11th District.
Child-loss bereavement group meets
The Santa Cruz chapter of The Compassionate Friends, an international self-help bereavement group for those who have lost children, has announced that it will be meeting the second Tuesday of each month at the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center, 303 Walnut Ave., in Santa Cruz.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and meetings begin at 7 p.m.
For information: 332-9893.
Mobile clinic to visit Felton, Scotts Valley
The Dominican Hospital Mobile Wellness clinic now stops in Scotts Valley and Felton, among four county stops each week.
The clinic’s bilingual staff provides drop-in patient care, including evaluation and treatment, to those in need. A co-payment of $15 is requested.
The clinic will set up at San Agustin Catholic Church, 257 Glenwood Drive, in Scotts Valley from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesdays and will be at St. John’s Catholic Church, 5953 Highway 9, in Felton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Thursday.
For information: 457-7166.
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