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During the post-pandemic rebound, and with the addition of Target, money flooded back into municipal coffers. However, in recent months, the City of Scotts Valley has watched as its sales tax revenue declined somewhat. And, during the mid-year budget update at the regularly-scheduled Council meeting...

A project now underway to replace a deteriorating culvert under Highway 17 at a location 1.5 miles north of Scotts Valley will result in overnight lane closures. As of June 23, travelers on Highway 17 near Vine Hill Road will encounter the intermittent closure...

A 45-year-old man died early Sunday morning when his vehicle careened off of Graham Hill Road near Felton and smashed onto a tree. California Highway Patrol Officer Israel Murillo said the man, who has not been named, was driving a 2009 Nissan Altima north on...

Recruitment begins for Leadership Santa Cruz County Program Applications are now being accepted for the Leadership Santa Cruz County 2023-24 program.  This will mark the organization’s 37th year with over 1,600 alumni, and is a great opportunity to learn about the many facets of the county’s...

With sunshine interspersed with scattered showers forecast through Monday—and another storm on its way towards the Central Coast for early Tuesday—Santa Cruz Mountains residents can expect to see up to another eight inches of rain. While some Boulder Creek residents expressed relief at the sunbeams...

When Scotts Valley celebrates its 60th birthday this August, the festivities will include music, cake, vintage cars, hiking, history and even a business scavenger hunt. But beneath the weeklong celebration lies a story that began not with a party, but with ordinary residents who...

Jeri Kievlan is the founder and head coach of the Santa Cruz Mountains Renegades, a competitive youth fastpitch softball program in Santa Cruz County. The program was created by Kievlan to provide a year-round feeder program for girls 12 and under to develop their skills...

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 authorized the creation of an ad hoc subcommittee aimed at preparing the county for potential impacts from increased federal immigration enforcement. The subcommittee, known as S.H.I.E.L.D.—Safeguarding Health, Inclusion, Essential Services and Local Defense—will be made up...

Santa Cruz County is preparing to welcome the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to North America, bringing communities together through a countywide celebration of soccer, culture, creativity and connection. Santa Cruz County will host a series of beach celebrations, tournaments, public art...

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...