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July 14, 2026

New safety center to open in Aptos

A new mid-county safety center will open in the new Aptos Village development in early 2019, county officials announced.

Friend, Steinbruner face off again for Supervisor seat

Zach Friend is running for his third term as Santa Cruz County Supervisor in the 2nd District against a familiar foe. Becky Steinbruner, an outspoken community activist living in rural Aptos, will challenge the incumbent for the second time. She lost to Friend in 2016,...

Tickets for Agape Dance Academy’s ‘The Nutcracker’ on sale now

Agape Dance Academy announced that its 2018 Nutcracker Suite ballet will be performed for the first time at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater the weekend before Christmas.

Sheriff’s deputy, security guard thwart inmate escape

SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz County Jail inmate was recaptured Monday during an attempted escape on a visit to Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said.

PVUSD Trustee Misty Navarro announces run to keep seat

Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Misty Navarro was appointed to the board in October 2024, joining at a time when five of the seven members were new to elected office. What followed was a steep learning curve, often marked by volatility, as members worked...

Formerly homeless grad part of historic Cabrillo College class

cabrillo college graduate Tomas Alejandrez
APTOS—Tomas Alejandrez was experiencing homeless and using drugs while living on the streets of Fresno when he was 39. Now 47, he is set to graduate from Cabrillo College today with three Associates degrees. He is one of 1,240 that will participate in the college’s...

New businesses moving into Rancho Del Mar

New businesses moving into Rancho Del Mar With updates nearing completion at the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, owner Terramar Retail Centers announced five new businesses that will be setting up shop.

View the Matt Mahan IE Super Bowl spot

https://www.youtube.com/embed/I5XWQybmlGs?si=-UMvnmHhUKmkVZlH https://www.youtube.com/embed/I5XWQybmlGs?si=-UMvnmHhUKmkVZlH Air Force jets rumble in the skies over San Jose, Green Day brilliantly embedded “American Idiot” in their set and banana peel physical comedy—with groovy ’70s haircuts—played centerstage in agency creative briefs. Amidst the high-budget creativity, an indie committee supporting our San Jose’s mayor’s...

Mobile home destroyed by blaze

A single-wide mobile home was gutted by flames early Friday morning inside the Blue Pacific Mobile Home Park, 220 Mar Vista Drive in the Seacliff area of Aptos.

Changes possible for Bay View Hotel, other properties

APTOS — The iconic Bay View Hotel in Aptos is one of several properties being considered for conversion to long-term rental units. County officials are looking into a plan to convert the 149-year-old building at 8041 Soquel Drive, along with eight properties in Aptos, Felton and Boulder Creek