Bayview Hotel in Escrow Again: Historic Building in Need of Restoration, By Jon Chown • Mountain Lion Sightings Across County: Big Cats in Watsonville and Bonny Doon, By Jon Chown • Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic Scheduled in Santa Cruz County • Prescribed Burns Planned for Nisene Marks • State Parks to Conduct Pile Burns at Big Basin and Henry Cowell with Volunteer Support • County Considers Revised BESS Ordinance: Supervisors’ Revision Addresses Some Concerns Raised by Residents • Vistra Plant Cleanup Continues A Year Later • Vistra Study Finds No Harm From Battery Fire: Water Quality Control Board is Lone Agency to Question Results, Stories by Jon Chown • Mt. Madonna Presents ‘The Sound of Music’: Students Learning More Than Just Theater While Studying Classic • Community Reads 2026 to Launch With Joshua Davis’ ‘Spare Parts’ • New PVA Exhibit Focuses on Theme of ‘Home’ • Trees Near Mar Monte Avenue Removed, By Claudia Iseman • County Expected to Move Forward With Wildfire Mitigation Plan • Santa Cruz County Sheriff Confirms Fatal Shark Attack, Recalls Earlier Monterey Bay Shark Encounters • PVUSD Director Among Titan Award Honorees: Recognition for Innovation and Leadership Across Monterey Bay Region • Aptos Chamber Luncheon with Cabrillo College Superintendent Dr. Jenn Capps • Supervisor Martinez Chosen as 2026 Board Chair • Winter Water Table Testing Period Opens for County Wastewater Systems • Meals on Wheels of Santa Cruz County Marks 50 Years With Food From the Heart Gala • CHP Reminds Public of Electric Bicycle Laws • ‘Yermo Aranda Retrospective’ Now on Exhibition • Santa Cruz County Women’s Commission Seeks Nominees for 2026 Trailblazer Awards • Rydell Visual Arts Exhibition Returns to MAH • How to Comment on Coastal Drilling Plans • Grateful Sundays Remembers Bobby Weir, Photos submitted by Glenn Sadowsky • Aptos Girls Set Sight On 4th Straight Title: Mariners Soccer Team Begins League Play, By Jon Chown • Watsonville City Council Honors Watsonville High School Girls’ Golf Team • New Law Allows Residents to Delete Data Brokering, By Colin Lecher and Miles Hilton • New Law Requires Rentals to Have a Refrigerator, By Nadia Lathan • California’s Tax Grab on Trump’s No-Tax Tips … and much more!