October 2011
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 14 No. 10
Serving Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton
26TH ANNUAL OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR
Erika Perloff
Presented by The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County October 1 & 2 (North County), October 8 & 9 (South County), October 15 & 16 (Encore Studios Open)
the Fifth District, as it is now along with the San Lorenzo Valley, but the Supervisors authorized districts that used Highway 17 to divide the city’s representation between supervisorial districts one and five.
rom the redwoods to the ocean, nearly 300 of Santa Cruz County’s premiere visual artists open their studios to the public over the first three weekends in October, a display which has has been called “The Ultimate Art Adventure.” Each year, the Cultural Council’s nationally known Open Studios Art Tour draws visitors from around the world, and generates more than $1 million in taxable art sales for our local economy. The $20 Artist Guide/15-Month Calendar serves as admission and tour guide for all three weekends of the event.
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Councilman Jim Reed reviews the new Scotts Valley library plans with David Tanza (left).
SUPERVISOR JIM REED? City Councilman Considering Run For County Supervisor cotts Valley City Councilman Jim Reed says he will spend the next 2-3 weeks meeting with and listening to people in the Fifth Supervisorial District to determine if he will enter the non-partisan race. “We need a Supervisor who is focused all the time on creating
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good paying jobs,” Reed says. “I believe that with the right leadership, Santa Cruz County can remain true to its environmental principles while we have a thriving, job-creating private sector.” The announcement comes on the heels of the Board of
Supervisors controversial decision to split Scotts Valley between the Fifth and the First Supervisor Districts in their decennial redistricting. Reed and Scotts Valley Mayor Dene Bustichi and several dozen Scotts Valley residents urged the Board to keep the city entirely in
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