County Fair Promises Drones, Hometown Stars and Family Fun • ‘Smoke Cabaret’ to join Shakespeare Community Revels • Legislature Passes to Push Pajaro River Flood Protection Projects • Aptos High Students Build Tiny Home: Project Gives Kids Hands-On Experience • Ryder Williams Meets With President in Oval Office: Young Hero Says He Plans to Be a Firefighter, By Jon Chown • Monterey Motorsports Festival Caps Car Week: Super Cars, High-end Imports and Muscle Cars Abound, By Jon Chown • Soquel Creek Water District Denies $3,585 Damage Claim, By Jon Chown • Water Application Points to Larger Aptos Complex: Housing Proposal by Developer Seeks Service for Nearly 500 Homes, By Jon Chown • Community Reads is Celebrating 10 Years, By Denise Ward • Capitola Art & Wine Festival: A Weekend by the Sea • Jacqué Price: 2026 Capitola Art & Wine Poster Artist • Soquel Creek Water District Reports Progress on Groundwater Supply: Pure Water Soquel Has Added More Than 250 Million Gallons to Basin, By Jon Chown • Capitola Beach Festival Celebrates the Ocean with Paddle & Swim Events • County Wildlife Commission Launches Safe Passage Project • Capitola Beach Festival Plans Weekend of Family Activities • Two Santa Cruz Schools Receive Garden Grants • CASA Welcomes New Advocates for Children in Foster Care or Juvenile Justice • Watsonville Seeks Next Youth Poet Laureate • Swimmer Stops in Santa Cruz Amid Record-Setting Attempt: Breed On Quest to Raise Awareness of Ocean Conservation and Open Swimming, By Claudia Iseman • Wildfire Preparedness Race Planned at UC Santa Cruz • Prescribed Burn Association to Hold Two-Day Class • Nájera to Leave PVPSA for Supervisor’s Office • Royal Oaks Property Owners Plead No Contest … and much more!