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July 3, 2025

Celebrating the Class of 2025: San Lorenzo Valley High School graduates shine bright

San Lorenzo Valley High School will graduate its class of seniors for 2025 this Friday, June 6, beginning at 10am at the SLVHS Football Field. Among this year’s outstanding students are Valedictorians Jorin Fields-Rapley, Toryn Thompson and Amir Vered and Salutatorians Abigail Gabrielson and Keegan...

Scotts Valley introduces $36M budget, as revenues come in at almost $31M

Scotts Valley City Hall
For City of Scotts Valley staff, preparing the budget is a year-long endeavor. That’s because it’s the critical financial document that provides a roadmap for where the community is headed. And on May 21, Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe presented her proposal for where...

Opinion: Felton Fire Back in the Hot Seat

In 2024, the Press Banner ran a series of articles and opinion pieces highlighting the difficulties that the Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) was facing. From a board member misusing a piece of apparatus for personal gain to a slew of resignations within its...

Scotts Valley crime rates rise in some categories, but remain low overall

Scotts Valley City Hall
In a sleepy town like Scotts Valley, it’s par for the course that year-to-year crime percentages swing wildly. If no robberies happen one year, and then four go down the next (as was the case between 2023 and 2024), you don’t want to read too...

Felton artist sets out to document river communities in Cajun Country

Ten years ago, in a quiet Felton barnyard, Wes Modes, 58, a UC Santa Cruz lecturer, and a few friends began piecing together a modest, 20-foot shantyboat from piles of salvaged redwood. Originally conceived as a weekend escape from Modes’ daily responsibilities, this handcrafted vessel...

News Briefs | Published May 23, 2025

News Briefs
SLV Rotary’s food drive supports Valley Churches San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club is sponsoring a Spring Feeding Food Drive for Valley Churches United, with the goal of providing non-perishable food for their food pantry during the month of May. Convenient drop-off locations are located throughout San...

Scotts Valley Banshees win SVGS tourney after dramatic comeback

A real-life Hallmark movie unfolded for the Scotts Valley-based 10U Banshees recreational girls’ softball team at Siltanen Park last Wednesday evening. After losing their first tournament game in devastating fashion (by giving up a five-run lead in the bottom of the last inning), the Banshees...

San Lorenzo Valley teacher announces benefit ride for schools

A local teacher-turned-author is making good on a promise to his former students in southern California. Chuck Ross and his wife Jenn relocated to Scotts Valley from Oxnard, Calif., last summer. Before leaving, Ross promised his then seventh graders that he would be back to...

Santa Cruz County releases 2025-26 Proposed Budget

County of Santa Cruz
The County of Santa Cruz has released its Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26, outlining a comprehensive plan that balances fiscal responsibility with strategic investments in community well-being, infrastructure, and environmental resilience. The $1.23 billion budget includes a General Fund budget of $793.5 million and...

Chamber gala honors Scotts Valley’s 2024 leaders

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce last week took its supporters and benefactors on a Passport Around the World ride at its annual Community Awards Gala. The playful theme of international travel was woven throughout the event, held at Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp...

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$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains

Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire to implement an ambitious, regionally...