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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a plan aimed at improving emergency response planning and communication in the Loma Prieta area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, a community that straddles the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County lines. Earlier, in November, Supervisor Joe...

FEMA reimburses Santa Cruz County nearly $18M for Covid-related expenditures Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren helped secure federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reimburse Santa Cruz County more than $17.7 million for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a...

Environmental Studies professor to discuss tree planting An upcoming program called, “Can We Save the World by Planting Trees?”, will take place Saturday, Feb. 3, from 3-4:30pm at the Felton Library. Large and rapidly growing sums of money are being spent on planting trees with the...

Caltrans earmarked another $3.3 million so it can proceed with final designs and right-of-way components for the Highway 9 Felton Safety Improvements Project, the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission announced Monday. The money is coming from the State Highway Operation and Protection Program, the State...

The Ben Lomond Fire Protection District (BLFPD) has been awarded a Fire Prevention and Safety (FPS) FEMA disaster grant for $269,806 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.   The BLFPD, together with the other three San Lorenzo Valley fire districts (Boulder Creek, Felton and Zayante)...

A century ago, Alba Road—between Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek—was home to Walter Ranch, which boasted 5,000 strawberry plants, the pioneering Guichard family, easy access to about a dozen saloons, and a cute one-room schoolhouse built in 1985 1895. This early educational institution was devoured...

On Oct. 2, Scotts Valley City Council is set to consider the future of an office building at the northern end of Scotts Valley that a developer wants to turn into a combination office-and-storage building. After failing to win over the majority of Planning Commissioners...

Highway 9 to close at Jaye’s Slide for utility work Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide (PM 8.8) in Ben Lomond will be closed in both directions for utility work on Friday, July 28, from 9pm-6am, and Friday, Aug. 4, from 8am-8pm. Jaye’s Slide is located on...

Five years ago, Scotts Valley resident Heberly Rosario was visiting family at a small village in Cabrera, Dominican Republic. While she was there, her then 70-year-old aunt, Sara, gave her an enlightening idea. Aunt Sara asked Heberly to do something for the many children in...