Daniel Goldsmith Conducts 20-Piece Live Orchestra for Cabrillo Stage, By Mindy Pedlar • White Sharks Sightings on the Rise: Population Growing in Monterey Bay Due to Climate Change, By Jon Chown • Three Fun Family Events to Celebrate Our Forests • Watsonville Council Codifies Right to Assemble, By Jon Chown • Soquel Man Killed in E-bike Accident • SV Middle School Repairs Underway, By Jon Chown • Larry Jacobs & Sandra Belin Named 2025 ‘Farmer of the Year’: Co-Owners of Jacobs Farm del Cabo honored by Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau • County’s Child Care Forgivable Loan Program Open Now Accepting Applications from Eligible Providers for Funding Considerations • Folk Duo to Appear at Kuumbwa • Pacific Gas & Electric Warns Customers to Watch for Scams • Community Foundation Announces Latest Grants From Rise Together • Grand Jury Targets Human Trafficking, By Jon Chown • County Increases Fines for Illegal Dumping • Santa Cruz County Fair Hires New CEO • County Assessment Roll Sets Record • County Launches New Residential Permit Program • Panetta Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Monarch Butterfly • Aptos Celebrates Fourth of July with the 64th Annual World’s Shortest Parade, Photos Credit: Michael Oppenheimer • Charlotte • Cathe Race • BirchBark, Nonprofit Dedicated to People and their Pets, Names New Executive Director • Corralitos Man, a WW2 Vet, Celebrates 100th Birthday, By Edita McQuary • Aptos Little League Competes in Section 5 Tournament, Story and Photos By Michael Oppenheimer • Aptos High Girls Lacrosse Excelled, By Stuart Mager, Coach, Aptos High School Girls Lacrosse • Bruster’s Real Ice Cream: Our Mission is to Make the World a Sweeter Place, By Edita McQuary • Do You Remember the Moss Landing Fire And do you Want a Repeat? • Why Aren’t Repairs Started? • We Must Act Now to Save the Bees … and much more!