By this time next year, Lodato Park in Scotts Valley could be home to one of the better day hikes in the area, if a proposed link with private trails in nearby Blair Ranch comes to fruition.

The International Academy of Dance will again perform the famous Nutcracker ballet this holiday season; this year at the Crocker Theater at Cabrillo College.

At a site that once employed nearly 1,000 workers at its height, eight employees now remain at Aviza Technology Inc., all working to sell everything that is left — everything from office supplies to refrigerator-sized devices with giant red buttons that look straight from a James Bond movie.

A retired Navy and commercial pilot has joined the race for Santa Cruz County supervisor.