Nearly half the registered voters in Santa Cruz County took part in electing a new governor, voting on nine state propositions and putting a handful of local officials into office. However, these results come with a disclaimer. In Santa Cruz County alone, there are 15,000 to 20,000 mail-in ballots that have not been tallied. Also, about 5,000 provisional ballots have not yet been verified, County Clerk Gail Pellerin said.
Scotts Valley Unified School District will host a series of five community forums beginning Wednesday, Nov. 3, intended to address the budget crisis facing schools.
The marketing team at Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center didn’t expect too much of its one-day feature on Groupon.com, a deal-of-the-day Web site that tailors offers to markets in the U.S. and Canada.
A 60-year-old Moss Landing man was killed in a crash on southbound State Route 17, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 3:35pm...