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The San Lorenzo Valley Water District has imposed new restrictions on public comments at its Board of Directors meetings, effective at the June 15 meeting.

The vision of Monterey Bay communities buying their electricity from a local, publically-owned utility that sells only carbon-free energy from renewable sources will become a reality this July. Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) will begin selling 100 percent “green” energy to residential customers on July 1st, and the bill from this new utility company will be incorporated into the regular bill from PG&E.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday, May 6, in Morgan Hill to honor longtime Boulder Creek resident Pamela Kay Burrows Zin, who died April 25 in Los Gatos. She was 66.

Almost two months since the Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury released its findings about the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) board of directors, the public still remains critical of the response from the directors.

UPDATE:Debra Collins was found in Fall Creek on Dec. 4 by two hikers. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated for hypothermia and frostbite.

Kathleen Ritchie, president of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, has announced her resignation from the board, effective Dec. 7.

After several months of deliberating, the Scotts Valley City Council unanimously passed a city law that will prohibit medicinal marijuana dispensaries in Scotts Valley.

About 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of Mountain Community Resources Thursday, June 13 to celebrate the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the organization’s expanded food distribution service and to dedicate a mural adorning its downtown Felton building.

Lawrence H. Hustedt