City Looks at Replacing Stockton Ave. Bridge: Historic Structure Said to Have 5-10 Years Left of Service, By Jon Chown • Interim Trail Discussed, but Public Left Wondering: RTC’s Report to Community Doesn’t Satisfy Many, By Claudia Iseman • Local Heroes to be Honored by American Red Cross, By Claudia Iseman • Mental Health Episode Closes Cliff Drive • Supervisors Approve $19.6 Million for Mental Health Service Contracts • Sweet Homes Project Developers Sue County: Claim Approval Has Been Delayed Unnecessarily, By Jon Chown • Local Bands to Compete for Slot in Major Festival: High Sierra’s Battle of the Bands Scheduled May 24, By Jon Chown • Keepers of the Light: Community Sets Up Fund to Support West Cliff Lighthouse • Citizen Heroes Recognized for Recent Ocean Rescue, By Jon Chown • Welcome Dr. Welch! • Sheriff’s Office Files Status Report on Military Equipment: Annual Report Documents Equipment Type, Use, Quantity and Costs, By Tad Stearn • Author to Present New Santa Cruz County Bird Guide: Free Guided Bird Walk Offered During Book-Signing Event • Volunteers Prepare for UnScruz Festival: Regional Burning Man Event Celebrates All That is Weird • Bands’ Festival Sweep is Music Teacher’s Coda: Soquel High Instructor Retiring After 30 years, By Jon Chown • New Parking Lot Opens at Panther Beach: First Completed Milestone of North Coast Rail Trail Project • County Ranks in the Middle for Tax Refunds • Sex Offender Won’t Be Placed at Either Proposed Site, Says District Attorney, By Jon Chown • RTC Approves New Rail Freight Operator: Maintenance of Track, Cost of Repairs, are Key Issues, By Jon Chown • County to Establish Youth Commission to Advise Supervisors …and much more!