Jondi Gumz
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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Big impact for small business as Teresa Thomae retires
APTOS — For 26 years, people starting a business in Santa Cruz County have turned to Teresa Thomae, director of the Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center, for sound advice. Her team of… → Read More
Santa Cruz County home owners reduce prices to make deal
Single-family home sales in Santa Cruz County dropped in November — from 183 a year ago to 134 — and the median price, the midpoint of what sold, was $911,250. → Read More
Santa Cruz County home owners reduce prices to make deal
Single-family home sales in Santa Cruz County dropped in November — from 183 a year ago to 134 — and the median price, the midpoint of what sold, was $911,250. → Read More
Business Digest: Kelly Damewood to lead CCOF
SANTA CRUZ Next-gen leader to lead CCOF For Kelly Damewood, who will take over as CEO of the nonprofit California Certified Organic Farmers on Jan. 16, the year she spent running an organic farm in… → Read More
Aegis of Aptos sold for $80 million
APTOS — The 100-bed Aegis of Aptos assisted living facility at 125 Heather Terrace has been sold to a new owner, and the sale price reported by the Santa Cruz Record is $80 million. The deal … → Read More
Santa Cruz County home owners reduce prices to make deal
SANTA CRUZ — Single-family home sales in Santa Cruz County dropped in November — from 183 a year ago to 134 — and the median price, the midpoint of what sold, was $911,250, accord… → Read More
Newsmaker: Rent prices remain a top concern
SANTA CRUZ — Measure M’s rent control regulations lost in November with 62 percent of voters saying no but the City Council now has a pro-rent control majority and tenant protections will be … → Read More
Business Digest: Bohemian Boutique to close Dec. 31
SANTA CRUZ Bohemian Boutique to close Dec. 31 Kiki Ren and Dan Zeller, owners of Bohemian Boutique, which carries clothing for women and children at 1306 Pacific Ave., plan to close Dec. 31. The sh… → Read More
Newsmaker: Median home price, jobless rate set records in 2018
SANTA CRUZ — By many measures, the Santa Cruz County economy enjoyed a record-breaking year. The median home price, the midpoint of what sold, set a record — $935,100 — in March. … → Read More
Live Oak site eyed for medical center
LIVE OAK — A developer specializing in health care real estate is looking to build a four-story 150,000-square-foot medical center for Kaiser Permanente and a 700-car parking garage at 5940 … → Read More
Business Digest: Ag tourism workshops start Jan. 10
WATSONVILLE Ag tourism workshops start Jan. 10 The University of California Cooperative Extension and UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program in partnership with Santa Cruz, San M… → Read More
Delay ends for $35 million Ocean Street Apartments
SANTA CRUZ — Out with the old — 22 aging bungalows at 350 Ocean St. red-tagged as unsafe two years ago are being demolished. In with the new: Construction is to start in the spring on a… → Read More
Business Digest: Employer workshop on interns is Jan. 30
SANTA CRUZ Workshop for employers on interns is Jan. 30 Monterey Bay Economic Partnership with the Santa Cruz County Business Council and Think Local First County of Santa Cruz will present a works… → Read More
Your tax dollars getting squeezed
SANTA CRUZ — Public works officials in Santa Cruz County have noticed a trend in the past year and a half, and for taxpayers, it is not a good one. Bids by private contractors on major projec… → Read More
New Leaf starting pay going to $15 per hour
SANTA CRUZ — New Leaf Community Market, one of the largest employers in Santa Cruz County, will raise starting pay from $13.50 per hour to $15 per hour in 2019. State law requires employers o… → Read More
After 33 years, Santa Cruz Jazzercise gets new owner
SANTA CRUZ — Robin Berkery first came to Jazzercise when she was 8 weeks old, watched by a babysitter while her mom worked out. When Berkery was in college, she became a regular in Abbi Harts… → Read More
Business Digest: Perfect Union hosts free Christmas workout Sunday
SCOTTS VALLEY Perfect Union hosts free Christmas workout Jennifer Hardwick, owner of Perfect Union fitness center, will host a free community workout, themed to the 12 Days of Christmas, from 9-10 … → Read More
Town home developer mulls Skypark project
SCOTTS VALLEY — Every day, thousands of people drive by a wooded 2.5-acre property once owned by Scotts Valley’s first mayor Bill Graham and his wife Shirley, founders of Spring Lakes M… → Read More
Business Digest: Stephen Hosmer debuts Vegetable ABC Cookbook
SANTA CRUZ Artist debuts Vegetable ABC Cookbook Graphic artist and sign painter Stephen Hosmer and his daughter, Ashley Malia Hosmer, a professional chef, have created the “Hosmer Vegetable ABC Co… → Read More
Greenway: 10,000 county residents want trail, not train
SANTA CRUZ — Supporters of Santa Cruz County Greenway presented signatures Tuesday of 10,000 county residents on a petition backing a trail instead of a train on the 32-mile rail corridor to … → Read More