Tag: tax
Scotts Valley seeks voter approval for biz tax change
You almost detect a hint of jealousy listening to City of Scotts Valley officials compare the revenue makeup of different local jurisdictions—for example looking...
SVFPD asking voters to approve $24.5 million for station
Last November, the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District asked Scotts Valley voters to approve a bond to build a new southside fire station and...
News Briefs | Published June 7, 2024
New museum exhibit explores unique Cotoni-Coast Dairies property
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History’s latest exhibition “Cotoni-Coast Dairies: Monumental Steps” takes a look at the...
News Briefs | Published March 29, 2024
Local churches plan Community Good Friday Service
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has announced a Community Good Friday Service, co-sponsored by six San Lorenzo Valley congregations,...
News Briefs | Published Dec. 22, 2023
Board approves sales tax measure for March ballot
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 5 to place a half-cent sales tax measure...
Scotts Valley Unified School District places parcel tax on October ballot
Just one person showed up to the meeting the Scotts Valley Unified School District held to discuss whether or not to put a tax...
New Scotts Valley fire chief launches bid for new station
On Wednesday morning, a Scotts Valley Fire District crew headed out on a medical call. Inside the Erba Lane station, which was missing some...
Scotts Valley Unified School District to consider parcel tax
Scotts Valley Unified School District will host a public hearing Wednesday to discuss a parcel tax that would raise revenue for student programs and...
Measure G: Half-cent sales tax increase proposed in unincorporated areas of...
Measure G proposes a hike in sales tax of one-half cent per dollar spent in the unincorporated areas of the county. The measure was put on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the CountyBoard of Supervisors. A key argument of county budget officials proposing the increase is because about half of the county’s residents live in unincorporated areas, primarily in Live Oak, Aptos and San Lorenzo Valley, the county provides a good number of municipal services usually provided by incorporated cities-and the county needs to catch up with the sales tax revenues collected in the four incorporated cities to provide “critical unmet needs” in the unincorporated areas.
Talk about Money: If the choice is death or taxes, consider...
The bull market that started in 2009 is now the longest in history, and Silicon Valley stocks have been among the leaders. Some have gone up by 10 times or more. But it’s rare for anything to go up forever.
San Lorenzo Valley High School senior wins Congressional Art Competition
When it comes to her artistic talents, Claire Hamilton is a winner. Her recent piece of art, “Hearts at Rest,” won multiple awards at...
