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August 27, 2025

Business Notes

Office hires sports chiropractor

Secret gardens no longer

Twelve Bonny Doon homes will open their gardens to show colorful flowers, hedges, vegetable patches, groundcovers, ponds, fruit trees and more in a beautiful display of springtime handiwork next weekend.

Brookdale’s fresh face

On a recent Friday night, servers bustled between white tablecloths only to disappear into the kitchen and reappear moments later with a steaming plate or a cup of soup in hand.

Covid-19 variant found in Santa Cruz County

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The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division is monitoring confirmed reports of Covid-19 cases involving variants found in Santa Cruz County, spokesman Jason Hoppin said in a press release Monday. Two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, known generally as the U.K. variant, have been identified...

Storm damages hit $25 million in Santa Cruz County

As Santa Cruz County roads suffered another onslaught of mudslides, wind, heavy rain, floods, falling trees and washouts from winter rains, officials were struggling this week to unleash federal and state funds so repairs can begin.

Insurance companies recalibrating the risk of wildfires- and dropping some clients

After buying home insurance from Liberty Mutual more than 35 years ago, Bob St. Clair received a letter stating that because his house in the Whispering Pines neighborhood of Scotts Valley was facing increased risk of wildfire and difficulty of access by emergency vehicles, Liberty Mutual was “choosing not to renew” his home insurance policy.

County health officials: No radiation danger in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County health officials announced this afternoon that there is no danger, nor is there expected to be any danger in Santa Cruz from radiation related to Japan’s nuclear emergency.

County road maintenance falls behind as funding disappears

Santa Cruz County residents may want to buckle up for a bumpy ride, because the county’s cash-strapped Department of Public Works faces the real possibility of having to look closer to home for money to maintain and repair crumbling roadways.

Business Notes

Chinese eatery offers online ordering

Boulder Creek Rec hires new district manager

The Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District has hired Boulder Creek resident Hallie Greene as its district manager.

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LAFCO examines governance solutions for Felton Fire Protection District

Santa Cruz LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) directed staff on June 4 to conduct an analysis of all possible governance options for consideration and...