Watsonville Snow Days

Watsonville kids are in for a treat once again as the Watsonville Snow Days is set for this Friday December 3rd. The event is set to start at 4 and run until 7. The site of the festivities is the town plaza on Main Street by Beach Street. So bring the kids, dressed up for winter, with their gloves and hat as I am sure everyone is going to want to frolic in the snow and maybe build a snowman.

There will be all sorts of things for kids to do: a petting zoo, some arts and crafts activities, and of course snow. Hot chocolate will be served to warm up those cold souls. So dig into your pantry, get a few( at least 2, more is better) cans of food and enjoy. Be sure to bring your camera with a flash as there will be great photo opportunities to get photos and make Christmas cards from them. At least I am sure your relatives would love a card you personally made with a great photo.

Admission is 2 cans of food from your pantry for the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Capitola Art & Wine Festival in Capitola Village

Hi,just wanted to let you know if you are in the area this weekend it looks as though it will be lovely. We are having the Capitola Art & Wine Festival. The event is free, there are some things for the kids to do as well. It should be alot of un. Of course if you want to drink there is a fee, as this is a charitable event, but otherwise it is a free way to enjoy the weekend and maybe pick up a great piece of art of a good bottle of wine. As this is a charitable event, I'll be working somewhere at one of the wine booths on Saturday. Have fun!

If you think this is an area you would like to live in and want to see more Capitola beach homes, stop by the site and see what there is.Have fun at this charitable event for our local schools and kids, senior and local event for the community at large.

Capitola is one of those places that once you visit, kind of gets under your skin in a good way. The Capitola Begonia Festival is one of those events that makes the place all the more endearing. The Capitola, California town has a nice seaside esplanade with a nice beach in front, some surfing and fishing from the pier.

While there are many things to do, the Begonia Festival is one of the fun and pretty things to do over the Labor Day Weekend. There are a number of things to do that weekend. The sandcastle competition, fishing derby are among some of them. Many people own homes in Capitola. This community event is alot of fun, but be sure to find parking and feed the meters, otherwise this could be a memorable event for the wrong reasons. To see where you can find Begonia Festival parking or to look at Capitola homes, check this out.

Was thinking about the eastside of Santa Cruz the other day as I drove around. We have an area called Seabright. Santa Cruz was once a smaller town with a bunch of little communites connected by trails or roads and eventually in the later 1800 by rail. The area has some great beach cottages and other neat looking homes by the water.

I particularly like these old Craftsman style homes. There are quite a wide variety of Seabright Beach Cottages. They vary in price from somewhat expensive to very expensive. Quality costs in the beginning but is cheap over time. To see some Seabright Beach cottages, give Gregg a call at 831-818-7524 or explore more at www.PropertyinSantaCruz.com

We sometimes forget that public works projects are for the public good. Too often I think Americans think the government is someone else. When I pay taxes, I realize that not all of what I support or need to draw upon is what my money is going for. I realize that I am the government and that if I wish to change something I need to speak up.

For the past several months Rio Del Mar homes have been made difficult to access. Santa Cruz County has given the job of upgrading the sewer lines to an independent contractor. Rio Del Mar home and business owners have had to deal with the noise and dirt and construction equiptment parked in the most prime of spots at Rio Del Mar beach.

Not only has this been and inconvenience to business and locals, but it takes a toll on both, more so business. I think this article sums up the frustration that government does not take into account the actual cost of construction. Rio Del Mar beach is a favorite haunt for many. For years people have enjoyed coming down to eat at Cafe Rio or to have a beer at the Sea Breeze Tavern, and they have been stymied by all the construction. I know I have been in a situation before and the government response to private business losing their livelihood is poorly addressed. It is one thing to know something is going to occur, but if your customers are unable to park to get to your business or made to wait, they will go elsewhere. What would you think is appropriate compensation to a business owner in the above situation? I know as a Rio Del Mar home owner and realtor that it can be handled better. This is not a presonal damnation of the contractor, but more a reflection of a problem that seems to be handled poorly by many governments.

The area in front of the Seabreeze Tavern- building on the left is where all the construction equiptment was stored. Very little there was available for parking for the businesses.