February 1 2012
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 21 No. 3
Serving Aptos, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Freedom, Watsonville, & Pajaro
2012 Supervisor Races
Candidates Friend, Rivas, Locatelli and Deitch.
By Noel Smith t’s not often that two open seats appear on the Santa Cruz County board of Supervisors. Three districts are up for election in 2012 with incumbents Ellen Pirie of District 2 and Mark Stone of District 5 choosing not to run for reelection. Pirie has been on the board since she was first elected in the year 2000 while Stone was appointed to the board in 2003 and then first elected in 2004. District 1 incumbent Supervisor John Leopold is running for his second term. Elections for open seats are always interesting because they get the most candidates fighting it out to get on the Board.
I COE sponsored Inside Education visits Tierra Pacifica Charter School.
County Office of Education Expanding
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would be about double, approximately $3 – 4 million, according to a prominent local developer. Why another building? County Superintendent Michael Watkins said his agency is currently at 95 percent capacity and
‘Snoopy!!! The Musical” Christian Youth Theater
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n this day of lower property values, there are many bargains to be found in the commercial real estate market and the County Office of Education (COE) found such an opportu-
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nity just across the street from its headquarters at 400 Encinal St. The COE is buying a 10,000 sq ft building at 399 Encinal St. from Wave Crest Development of Santa Cruz for $1.45 million. The current cost to buy the land and build a similar building
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in order to provide additional space for professional development and support for programs such as Migrant Head Start, New Teacher Project and others the COE needed more space.
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