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Capitola Wharf Enhancement
By Jondi Gumz
On June 7, an enthusiastic crowd — more than 65 people — came out to give their input on how to enhance Capitola’s historic fishing wharf, which was cut in half by a wicked winter storm six months ago and is slated for repairs by the city this year.
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Mike Sherrod of RRM Design Group explained the city work will focus on the most vulnerable areas, widen the wharf and add two permanent bathrooms replacing seasonal facilities.
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MidPen Housing Eyes Affordable Rentals
A 2017 state law that created a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to fund affordable housing is providing Capitola with $481,732, which may be tapped by the nonprofit MidPen Housing to build 52 affordable rental apartments at 1098 38th Ave.
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County Mental Health Underfunded, Understaffed Full Story page 22
Dad Makes a Deal
By Joe Ortiz
Dad dropped the newspaper and walked into the living room. Mom had only heard part of it, but the part she did hear, about cement buckets and “gangland” revenge must have gotten to her.
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Cover Capitola Wharf Enhancement, By Jondi Gumz
Community News
5 MidPen Housing Eyes 52 Affordable Rentals at 1098 38th Ave.: Nonprofit Seeks Capitola Loan for Pre-development Costs, By Jondi Gumz
6 Dr. Lisa Hernandez to Return as County Health Officer
8 Cabrillo College Unveils Potential Names, By Jondi Gumz • Cabrillo College: 1,429 Grads: 51% Latinx; Veteran Transferring to Yale
9 Introducing the Heroine and Villain of Cabrillo Stage’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, By Mindy Pedlar • Name New Jade Street Playground
10 Meet New Fair Chief Zeke Fraser, By Jondi Gumz • Fairgrounds Resilience Centers Funding
11 Joby Aviation: New HQ & 1,500 Employees, By Jondi Gumz
16 Youth Resource Bank Meeting Needs of Our Children, By Jo Ann Allen
18 Dominican Pharmacy to Close, By Jondi Gumz • Jobs in Santa Cruz County
19 Lions Give $120,000 to Common Roots Farm • ‘Liability Claims Fund’ Aims to Boost Prescribed Burns
20 Townhomes in Soquel: $499,800
21 CruzAware Alert System Debuts • Q&A on CruzAware
22 Grand Jury: County Mental Health Underfunded, Understaffed
24 County Budget: $1.1 Billion
25 Soquel Creek Water Vacancy
27 Chromium 6 Rules: Comments Due Aug. 4, By Jondi Gumz
31 Dientes to Open Pioneer Street Dental Clinic July 5
In Memoriam
12 Ruth Solomon, Dance Teacher Extraordinaire: 1935-2023 • Former Capitola Mayor Tony Gualtieri: 1924-2023
Local Sports
15 Athletes of the Year: Dante Aranda-Pacheco and Quinn Healy • Wharf to Wharf Scholarship Winners!
Monthly Horoscope • Page 26 – Planets Guarding & Guiding
Humanity Each Day & Into the Night, By Risa D’Angeles
Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28, 29
Featured Columnists
7 Dad Makes a Deal, By Joe Ortiz
25 WaterSmart Customer Portal Helps Detect Leaks & Track Use, By Rebecca Gold Rubin
30 CalAIM: Innovating MediCal, By Zach Friend, Supervisor, Second District
SCCAS Featured Pet • Page 31 – Sweet Cider
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Patrice Edwards editor
Jondi Gumz
