"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.
There are several candidates running for District 2 supervisor. Some are qualified, but the most qualified for the job is Bruce Jaffe. He developed his leadership skills serving on the Soquel Creek Water District Board of Directors and is completing his sixth four-year term, winning respect from his fellow board members and district customers alike. […]
"Our choice is Capitola Mayor Kristen Brown, an eight-year member of the City Council, who also is chair of the county Regional Transportation Commission and former president of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)," writes the Sentinel Editorial Board. "Brown’s election would elevate a woman onto what has been an all-male board."
Bolstered by $8.3 billion in funding over five years for water infrastructure projects stemming from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, federal officials have begun investing in climate resiliency projects on the local level and the Soquel Creek Water District's Pure Water Soquel Project is the latest to benefit.