Nikki Hiltz: 1500 U.S. Champion • Student Loan Debt: Weigh In • Cabrillo Robotics: World’s Best ROV • XAcademy Fifth in the World • VetArt Pop 2 Peace Arts Café: Aug. 4 • Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas Sworn In • First Xylazine Death in Santa Cruz County, By Jondi Gumz • DA: Petsmart to Pay $1.46 Million Settlement • New CEO at Monarch Services • Can Peer Support Fill Gaps in County Mental Health?, By Jondi Gumz • Affordable Housing: How? Or Too Much? • Behavioral Health Division Goal: Expand Mental Health Services, By Jondi Gumz • Aptos Jr. High Gym Upgrade: Aptos Sports Foundation Deserves Credit For The Project, By Jondi Gumz • Standing Ovations for Hunchback: Stunning Sets, Fabulous Costumes, and a Quasimodo to Melt your Heart!, By Mindy Pedlar • Aptos’ Fourth of July World’s Shortest Parade, Photos by Cathe Race • Aptos Parade Winners • Great Expectations: New Aptos Library Near Finish • Surveillance State in Santa Cruz County • Red Cross Honors Volunteers • Felton Eyed for Pump Track … and much more!