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In the face of a looming budget crisis, the Live Oak School District's governing board declined to approve a series of recommended employee cuts, at least for now, at its meeting Wednesday.

"I'm a ratepayer and my rates are going to go up," said Board Chair Bruce Jaffe, also a candidate for 2nd District Santa Cruz County Supervisor, before the vote at the Capitola City Council chambers. "This is an investment in the future and I'm willing to do that."

If approved by the board this month, the new rates would take effect March 1, with a four-year implementation schedule impacting customers within the district's service area of Aptos, La Selva Beach, Opal Cliffs, Rio Del Mar, Seascape, Soquel and parts of Capitola.

The launch will bring a fleet of 75 e-bikes to the Mid County region with more than 150 cumulative individual bicycle parking spaces.

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said the large brush fire Thursday on Highway 5 was finally contained by Thursday night, but not before a storage

"We're seeing, in terms of COVID, a definite slowing of people wanting to get vaccinated from years past," said Santa Cruz County Health Officer Lisa Hernandez.

The Sentinel Editorial Board lists the best news events in Santa Cruz County in 2023.

The fire occurred in an area with no fire hydrants, according to the Mid-County Fire Protection District.

"As per usual, there will be a controversial, some might say 'divisive' ballot measure or measures regarding housing," writes the Editorial Board. "Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley has been advocating for a bond measure that would help create more affordable housing while the Housing For People measure that would limit the height on new developments without a vote and would increase the share of affordable housing has already qualified for the March 5 ballot."

This year however, the stores were not as busy as they have been in years past.