Supervisor Justin News Today

Santa Cruz County voters will weigh in on a proposed sales tax increase for unincorporated regions early next year aimed at bolstering critical county services.

The county's Board of Supervisors unanimously supported directing its Cannabis Licensing Office to, alongside stakeholders, explore updates to policies related to the sale, consumption and cultivation of cannabis that could support the industry in the short to medium-term.

SIX public servants tagged as involved in “the possible smuggling of 7,021 metric tons of sugar from Thailand at the Subic Port in Zambales” were reinstated after their boss at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said the agency found no irregularities in their processing of sugar shipments. Acting Customs Commissioner…