Family Owned For Over 29 Years • Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton
February 2020 • Vol 23 No. 2
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‘Better Angels’: A Way to Depolarize America
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In this highly charged political atmosphere, some of us are treading carefully when talking with family, friends and neighbors. No one wants to be thought of as intolerant or ignorant in this new, polarized America. Full Story page 7
Measure Z: Scotts Valley Sales Tax By Jondi Gumz On the March 3 ballot, the city of Scotts Valley is asking voters to increase the city sales tax to 1.25 percent and extend it for 12 years. Measure Z is designed to replace Measure U, a half-cent sales tax that was approved in 2013 with 75 percent support and expires in March 2022.
The state sales tax rate is 6 percent and the Santa Cruz County sales tax rate is 2.5 percent so if voters approve Measure Z, the overall sales tax rate will increase from 9 percent to 9.75 percent in Scotts Valley. ... continues on page 4
2020 Valentine’s Day Poetry Contest
Whether it’s Love that has stood the test of time, the rush of young Love, or the memory of Love lost, that’s what we celebrate each February 14, Valentine’s Day. Full Story page 5
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