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Candidate filing opens Monday for June 2026 Primary Election

February 6, 2026

Former police officers Clark, Lind and nurse Jett lead Scotts Valley Council race

Early election results hint at shape of race to come

Primary Election 2024: Martinez carves out healthy lead in supervisor race to replace McPherson

Decker seeks to improve county-wide operations as Fifth District supervisor candidate

Scotts Valley Fire District tax fails by less than 1%

December 1, 2023

Local firefighters posted to Erba Lane had been hoping to get funding for a new fire station this Christmas season, but it looks like...

Scotts Valley education tax easily clears bar, as fire hall funding hangs in the balance

November 16, 2023

The tax to raise money for public education sailed to success as nearly a third of Scotts Valley came out to cast a ballot,...

Investigation Underway After Discarded Ballots Found on Sugarloaf Road

November 14, 2022

A rural site about four miles from the Santa Cruz Mountains summit is now the focus of a federal investigation by the agency that...

Timm-Timms Slate Rises Above Vice Mayor Reed In Early Results

November 10, 2022

At this time last year, Allan Timms wasn’t even an American. But by press time he had risen—if only slightly—above Scotts Valley’s Vice Mayor...

Pellerin Starts Strong in Bid for Historic Assembly Seat

November 10, 2022

Former Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin appears poised to become the first woman from Santa Cruz County to hold a seat on the...

Incumbents Win Big On School District Boards, Measure T Likely Falling Short

November 10, 2022

Along with the Derek Timm-Allan Timms slate’s strong performance at the polls, Tuesday night, both of the school board candidates they supported appeared poised...

Elections: Four Candidates Vie for Three SLVWD Seats

November 3, 2022

Voting day is on Nov. 8, and several candidates for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors are looking for your vote. Two...

Boulder Creek Residents Weigh Parks District Parcel Tax

September 7, 2022

San Lorenzo Valley residents in Boulder Creek are gearing up to vote in a referendum on whether to pay $36 annually per parcel to...

Candidate nomination period for Nov. 8 election opens

July 29, 2022

The candidate nomination period for the upcoming Nov. 8 election opened on July 18, and several potential political candidates have pulled papers to run...

Measure A For the Health of Our Schools

October 30, 2020

Resilience, gratitude, and patience. So much has happened since my last column in June, I don’t even know where to begin. This time last year,...

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Candidate filing opens Monday for June 2026 Primary Election

Former police officers Clark, Lind and nurse Jett lead Scotts Valley Council race

Early election results hint at shape of race to come

Primary Election 2024: Martinez carves out healthy lead in supervisor race to replace McPherson

Decker seeks to improve county-wide operations as Fifth District supervisor candidate

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