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Local governments in 20 communities have taken formal actions signaling their interest to join Monterey Bay Community Power, a regional project among local government agencies to provide electricity to residents and businesses throughout Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties by 2018

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors agreed March 3 to oversee the repair of the water main along Lake Boulevard in Lompico.

A record-breaking number of voters cast ballots in the recent midterm election- in both Santa Cruz County, across the state, and nationwide. With 76.3 percent of registered voters in Santa Cruz County casting a ballot, compared to only 51.9 percent in the 2014 midterm election, last month’s voter turn-out was the highest for a midterm election in Santa Cruz County history, breaking the old record of 70.8 percent voter participation rate in 1982.   

ScottsValley’s Ashby Confections is one of only three Santa CruzCounty food businesses that have been officially named a finalist in the 2016 Good Food Awards. They are among 263 Finalists out of this year’s 1,937 entries. The other two local finalists are Friend in Cheeses Jam Company from Santa Cruz and Venus Spirits.

Mark Stone represents the people of California’s 29th Assembly District. In his second term in office, Mark emerged as a leader on environmental protection, child welfare, public safety and other issues.

A committee that, for the last year, has examined the facilities in the Scotts Valley School District will make a presentation to the Scotts Valley community on Tuesday evening.