Museum Reopens Mooney Shared the Questions

COMMUNITY NEWS Mooney Shared the Questions

Jack Mooney, an aerospace engineer from Felton, received the opportunity of a lifetime earlier this year, competing on Jeopardy!, a television show with 24 million viewers weekly.

The episode aired Oct. 14 on KSBW-TV (NBC).

Mooney finished third but he got to meet host Alex Trebek, who died Nov. 8 of pancreatic cancer at age 80. Trebek hosted the show for 36 years. n

Jack Mooney (right) faces Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

NOVEMBER 2020 Aptos Real Estate Update Ruth Bates

831.359.2212 ruthbates1@gmail.com

CalBRE#01799929

PROP 19 – PROPERTY TAX TRANSERS

This bill passed! If you are over 55, severely disabled, or have a home destroyed by wildfi re or disaster, you can now transfer your primary residence property tax base value to a replacement property of any value, anywhere in the state. If your replacement home is less value than your current primary residence (you “down-size”), then your tax is equal to what you currently now pay. If your replacement home is greater value (you “move-up”), then the taxable value is calculated by adding the diff erence between the value of primary residence and value of replacement residence to the taxable value of the primary residence (in other words, if you “move-up” versus “downsize”, you will pay more in taxes, but not the full taxable value of the new property, only the delta between new and old added to old). If you were planning

to move, now is the time! APTOS – OCTOBER 2020

SFR: 32 single family homes sold. High sale was $4.1M at 769 Via Gaviota, next was 166 Seacliff at $3.0M. There were 5 sales between $2.0-3.0M, 4 sales $1.5-2.0M, 9 sales $1.0-1.5M, and 12 sales below $1.0M. The average days on market for homes sold under $2.0M was just 13 days! We are in a major SELLER’S MARKET. Multiple off ers and bid ups are the norm; the median list price for homes <$2.0M was $942,000 and the median sales price was $1,051,000, that is an 11% bid up on average! CONDO/TH: Two 2bed/2bath condos sold for $626,000 and $628,000 in Willowbrook, 1013 Via Tornasol sold for $730,000. 3370 Aptos Rancho (3/2.5/1785SqFt) sold for $896,000; 1748 Seascape Blvd (2/2.5/1692SqFt) sold for $803,000.

ACTIVE LISTINGS

As of 11/07/2020, there are only 24 homes for sale in Aptos ranging from $8,875,000 for 763 Las Olas (7 days on market) to $699,000 for 720 Redwood (23 DOM), which is the only Active listing for <$1,000,000. Many of these listings are “stale” (16/24 have been on the market for over 30 days), so really there are only 8 “fresh” listings on the market; That is just ¼ month inventory. If you are thinking of selling, now

is the time!

With gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving to All. Get Results With Ruth!

COMMUNITY NEWS New Leaf Hosts Food Drive

From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, New Leaf Community Markets will again host its annual holiday food drive, helping customers donate to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County. Customers alert store staff at checkout if they would like to contribute, with New Leaf matching all funds raised Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1.

For those reserving holiday meals online, New Leaf has added an option to donate to the food bank at a new reservation site, https://reservation.newleaf. com/. Last season, New Leaf donated holiday funds with customer contributions totaling $7,500, providing 30,000 meals for families in need.

During November, for every 10 pounds of Smart Chicken poultry purchased at any New Leaf store, one pound will be donated by New Leaf and Smart Chicken to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County and Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

Since this campaign began in 2006, New Leaf and Smart Chicken have donated nearly 33 tons of poultry to the food bank. Smart Chicken can be purchased in the meat case, in a deli dish, or as a rotisserie chicken at any New Leaf store. Protection Districts are hosting a “Stop In for Santa” event for Second Harvest Food Bank on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 4-6 p.m.

Residents can drive through and donate food or checks (made out to Second Harvest Food Bank) at Central headquarters at 930 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062.

Santa will be there with the fire engine

The new reservation site lets customers pre-pay for orders and arrange for pick-up at outdoor stations, limiting time spent in stores. New Leaf is offering more holiday items at https://instacart.newleaf.com/ for curbside pickup and contactless delivery. Neighbor Rewards members can input their phone number on orders to claim rewards or donate rewards to a local nonprofit. and a number of firefighters and elves, to collect the goods and pass out Junior Firefighter Hats and treats to the kids who come by.

“We’re all about keeping our customers, staff and this community safe this holiday season,” said Forrest Gonsiewski, vice president, New Leaf Community Markets.

A new page at https://www.newleaf. com/holiday/ has tips to safely thaw turkeys and reheat prepared sides, wine

‘Stop in for Santa’ Fire Department Food Drive for Second Harvest

Central and Aptos/La Selva Fire

suggestions, and spins on classic recipes. n

Food is being collected at all seven Aptos/La Selva and Central fire stations this holiday season. Online donations can be made at https://give.thefoodbank.org/ teams/14641-central-aptos-la-selva-firedistricts. n

Thanksgiving Benefit Yoga Class

This year, Yoga Within’s Thanksgiving Morning Benefit Yoga Class with Amey Mathews will be held via Zoom 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26.

The class is open to all levels of students: from first-timers to experienced yogis.

All proceeds will go to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County.

To receive the Zoom link, send a donation to Amey via PayPal or Venmo (@ AmeyMathews) & indicate it is a donation for Thanksgiving; or you can make a donation online to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County at www.giveffect.com/ checkout/4360 and forward your receipt to Amey at ameyfm@yahoo.com. n