JANUARY 2019 EVERYTHING APTOS, CAPITOLA & SOQUEL Vol. 7 No. 5
APTOS
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Sports
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Aptos football pg. 9
SOQUEL
CAPITOLA Photo by Tarmo HANNULA
This man enjoys the serenity of the view at Seacliff State Beach.
St. John’s Helpful Shop finds a new home
HISTORY CORNER By John Hibble Call: 688-1467
Store looking for donations, volunteers
Visit us online: aptoshistory.org
By JOHANNA MILLER
Visit the museum: 7605-B Old Dominion Court Aptos, CA
A community hero, part 2
Diane Scofield
By TODD GUILD
As you recall from last month’s story, Ralph Mattison owned a number of businesses in Aptos Village and he helped to organize the Aptos Volunteer Fire Department and build the first fire truck. The same people who fought fires were also first responders to emergencies. Before the concrete bridge over Aptos Creek was built in 1928, the entrance to the Village was an 1873 wooden bridge made for horses and buggies. In the middle, it contained a sharp left turn into Aptos Village. When early cars started using the bridge, they would routinely crash through the railing at night Please turn to Page 7
APTOS — When the women of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist first opened their thrift shop, it was solely to raise money for a new carpet. Sixty-five years later, the shop has become a major means of outreach for the church, supporting numerous
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Measure L backers face investigation CAPITOLA — Greenway Capitola, a driving force behind Measure L and outspoken opponent of efforts to expand rail services in Santa Cruz County, is facing an investigation by state elections officials for inconsistencies with campaign financial filings. In a Nov. 6 letter, the California Fair Political Practices Committee told the organization it is being investigated for several allegations,
but stopped short of stating whether those allegations are valid. Approved by voters in the Nov. 6 election, Measure L was created to bolster the bicycle and pedestrian trail throughout the county by requiring the City of Capitola to pursue non-rail options for its iconic trestle bridge. The new law also prohibits the city from creating a bike and pedestrian detour through its streets and sidewalks. Just over 52 percent of voters approved the measure.
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The investigation is a response to an Oct. 29 complaint filed by the “Capitola First – No on L” committee. According to the FPPC, Greenway Capitola initially listed itself as a General Purpose City Committee, instead of a Primarily Formed Committee, which has a stricter set of rules governing the financial information they must disclose. “By not changing its committee status as required by state law, the Please turn to Page 6
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nonprofit organizations across the Monterey Bay area. But this summer, the shop was forced to leave the space in Capitola Village it had been at for all of those 65 years. With only a 30-day notice, volunteers were suddenly scrambling for a new location to move. “It was really emotional,” said shop
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