Tag: fifth district
Guest Column | Despite Fiscal Uncertainty, the County Accomplished a Great...
2023 began with back-to-back extreme weather events that resulted in severe flooding, landslides and other impacts to our roads, neighborhoods and businesses in the...
Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates vie for 5th District seat
The year 2024 is going to be big when it comes to politics—not just on the national stage, but on the local level as...
Guest Column | Water and Roads at Forefront of District 5
In November, we are focused on two issues that are often in the forefront of people’s minds throughout Santa Cruz County and especially in...
Bridging the Mountain: Bradford kicks off campaign for District 5 supervisor
As the father of a blended family, Christopher Bradford knows how to bring people together.
Bradford, 43, moved to the San Lorenzo Valley after meeting...
Guest Column | Progress on Regional Water Resource Collaboration
In Santa Cruz County there are seven separate water agencies that serve our community, each with different sources of water, customer demographics and infrastructure...
Guest Column | Town Hall to Discuss Storm Response and Recovery
Severe storms that have pelted Santa Cruz County for the last three months have caused a great deal of damage to public and private...
Guest Column | Helping Our Community Begin the Recovery Process
At the end of last month’s column, I wrote that “2023 would no doubt bring new challenges and opportunities.” What none of us could...
Guest Column | Santa Cruz County Saw Major Changes in 2022
As I reflect on 2022, it’s difficult to imagine another year that brought as much change to Santa Cruz County in terms of policymaking...
County Supervisors talk affordable housing
While approving fee increases paid by developers into an affordable housing fund, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors postponed decisions on whether or not to require developers to actually build affordable units as part of new housing projects.
Scotts Valley introduces $36M budget, as revenues come in at almost...
For City of Scotts Valley staff, preparing the budget is a year-long endeavor. That’s because it’s the critical financial document that provides a roadmap...
