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Starting this weekend, a Scotts Valley podcast focusing on protecting children will begin rolling out a series of episodes. Stephanie Barron Lu, co-chair of the Children's Network of Santa Cruz County who co-hosts the programming with Robert Aldana, a Scotts Valley-based realtor, says she’s confident...

Valley Churches United kicks off 2024 Bucks For Hunger drive Valley Churches United is kicking off its 34th annual spring Bucks For Hunger fundraising drive with a mailing that community residents have recently received. Its year-round food pantry is looking forward to the community support that...

As TEDxSantaCruz 2024 gets closer, the team has announced the performers and vendors who will be rounding out the daylong event on Saturday, April 13, at the Crocker Theater on the Cabrillo College campus. In addition to the slate of 19 talks by 22 community...

Twice each year, in spring and fall, residents of Boulder Creek head downtown to participate in the Town Sweep. Weeds are pulled, sidewalks are swept and the stretch of Highway 9 that turns into Central Avenue is perfectly polished by the end of the...

Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate (SCCPL), in partnership with Urban Word, are celebrating the inaugural cohort of five finalists for Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate (2024-25). This free celebration will take place at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2...

During a report at Council today, Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announced the California Department of Housing and Community Development had certified its Housing Element—on its first try. LaGoe said the City had received the good news about its residential development plan a day...

One person is dead after a fire broke out in the Lockhart Gulch area of Scotts Valley last night. Around 9:30pm, Scotts Valley Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to the location, to check on a smoke report, and while en route, the call was...

When Ben Lomond-bred Erica Costella noticed the marijuana shopkeepers vacating their space next to Henry’s Automotive and Masood’s Liquor & Deli recently, she sprang into action. “They just closed down and got their stuff out one day,” she said. “I saw they were moving all...

Scotts Valley put youth at the heart of its agenda March 20, as the City Council voted unanimously to adopt a Youth Bill of Rights that was championed by Councilmember Alan Timms, the City’s newest elected official. In fact, the local leaders went further than...

As Deborah Parcel flipped through scrapbooks of Press Banner clippings—from before the Valley Press and Scotts Valley Banner joined forces—she beamed with joy. And that gratitude emanated from her cheery face as she took to the microphone March 21 to thank that evening crowd for...