Capitola Art & Wine Festival: A Weekend by the Sea • Jacqué Price: 2026 Capitola Art & Wine Poster Artist • Ryder Williams Meets With President in Oval Office: Young Hero Says He Plans to Be a Firefighter, By Jon Chown • ‘Smoke Cabaret’ to join Shakespeare Community Revels • Watsonville Seeks Next Youth Poet Laureate • Supervisors Table Discussion on Changing Board Compensation, By Jon Chown • Monterey Motorsports Festival Caps Car Week: Super Cars, High-end Imports and Muscle Cars Abound, By Jon Chown • County Fair Promises Drones, Hometown Stars and Family Fun • Water Application Points to Larger Aptos Complex: Housing Proposal by Developer Seeks Service for Nearly 500 Homes, By Jon Chown • Capitola Beach Festival Celebrates the Ocean with Paddle & Swim Events • Community Reads is Celebrating 10 Years, By Denise Ward • Soquel Creek Water Reports Progress on Groundwater Supply: Pure Water Soquel Has Added More Than 250 Million Gallons to Basin. By Jon Chown • Soquel Creek Water District Denies $3,585 Damage Claim, By Jon Chown • Two Santa Cruz Schools Receive Garden Grants • Capitola Beach Festival Plans Weekend of Family Activities • County Wildlife Commission Launches Safe Passage Project • MBEP to Host ‘AI & the Future of Our Region’ Summit • CASA Welcomes New Advocates for Children in Foster Care or Juvenile Justice • 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 • Swimmer Stops in Santa Cruz Amid Record-Setting Attempt: Breed On Quest to Raise Awareness of Ocean Conservation and Open Swimming, By Claudia Iseman • Santa Cruz METRO Leaders Selected for Statewide Transit Advisory Roles • The Capitola Historical Museum: 1966-2026: 60 Years of Volunteering, by Deborah Osterberg • Former Teacher Charged with Sex Crimes • Traffic Stop on Highway 17 Leads to Arrest … and much more!