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November 5, 2025

Supervisors push for emergency services in Loma Prieta

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a plan aimed at improving emergency response planning and communication in the Loma Prieta area of...

Another mudslide hits Green Hills Road

Scotts Valley issued an emergency order this weekend after another mudslide closed Green Hills Road and storms shut down Highway 17 and took out...

The Mountain Gardener | Fight Air Pollution with Houseplants

So many power outages these days. I’ve needed to set up a portable propane heater as well as start a fire in the fireplace...

Bonny Doon Residents Cope With Storm Damage

In the face of massive storms, Helena Powell’s home on Quail Drive at Pine Flat Road hasn’t been impacted as badly as some, but...

Plain Talk About Food | It’s ‘Tom and Jerry’ Weather

I was in the kitchen adding eggs to the batter in my Mixmaster when the lights began to blink, that tell-tale sign that our...

A Fresh Start for Longtime Radio Host

After nearly 31 years behind the microphone at KSCO, Ben Lomond resident and local celebrity Rosemary Chalmers is reinventing herself. As the long-time host of...

Ben Lomond Man Dies in Highway Crash

A 61-year-old man from Ben Lomond died after his car veered off Highway 17 and smashed into a metal pole Sunday. Just before 9am, Thomas...

The Mountain Gardener | Rx for Sad Houseplants

It’s been a tough couple weeks for my houseplants. Power outages from recent storms made me move my African violet, which was just starting...

YMCA Camp Campbell evacuated to Scotts Valley

About 170 students were evacuated from a science camp at the YMCA location in Boulder Creek Wednesday afternoon. The remote camp is only accessible by...

Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Scotts Valley

In December, as Scotts Valley approved 52 new housing units—including eight that will be affordably priced—at the new Oak Creek Park “gateway,” Council members...

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

Community Bridges WIC remains open during government shutdown  Community Bridges Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program remains fully funded and operational ensuring continued support for...