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It is not often people associate perch and steelhead, but anglers are talking about both species for several reasons. Steelhead and perch fishing have been good, and the Sand Crab Classic Surf Perch Tournament is scheduled and open for enrollment. The perch tournament raises money for the steelhead hatchery.

While San Lorenzo Valley Water District has been doing a great job keeping our water safe and available (check out Christina Wise’s article from last week for more information!), the water board has some big decisions to make soon.  In order to bridge the gap between the board and the community, a new group, the SLVWD Friends, was formally created this past November to help facilitate collaboration between the two groups.  I spoke with Jim Mosher, a retired attorney and member of Friends, about their upcoming goals for the district. 

The Tournament of Champions and 7- and 8-year-old all stars tournament are in progress for local little league teams. Majors games are being played this week atHarveyWestParkinSanta Cruz, and minors games atAnnSoldoElementary SchoolinWatsonville. 

In view of the “fiscal cliff” lying ahead for the City of Scotts Valley, the city council is keeping its promise of looking for every possible way to improve the city’s fiscal situation.  At last week’s city council meeting, these efforts included a workshop on city fees, aimed at getting closer to cost recovery for some city services, and a discussion about raising the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) or “local hotel room tax” from 10 percent of hotel room charges to 12 percent.  

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “The Great Gatsby,” a novel about wealth, decadence and privilege set in the Jazz Age on New York’s Long Island. That setting of speakeasies, hedonistic virtues and flappers will come to life on May 17 at Roaring Camp...