County officials weighing whether to preemptively adhere to new order
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Tuesday are expected to discuss whether the county will join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order recently issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Although the item is not agendized for tomorrow’s Santa...
Plans for Scotts Valley Target head to Planning Commission
Last October, when Mayor Derek Timm learned the community had been selected by Target Corp. as the site of one of its next locations, he was elated.
“I called the city manager and said ‘You’re not going to believe this,’” he said, remembering the exchange...
State imposes more Covid restrictions as cases increase
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County on Tuesday moved back to the more restrictive red tier of the state's Covid-19 reopening plan, meaning that many businesses and services must once again take a step back in their services, and in the customers they can allow in.
According...
Reindeer Run continues sprint toward success
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the pandemic has proven to be the father of reinvention.
The Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District (BCRPD) has long provided education, exercise, entertainment and support for local families. Since the addition of Hallie Greene as general...
Scotts Valley High Star Football Player Killed in Crash
In the last two years, the Scotts Valley High School varsity football team only lost one game.
But on March 30, a key component of that incredible success—offensive lineman Carlton Keegan, a senior sought after by college recruiters—died in a car crash.
“The kids are broken...
New year, new laws: A look at legislation that begins in 2021
Every January, the new year brings with it dozens of new laws that impact day-to-day life in many different ways. Here we bring you a few we find notable, from criminal justice reform to animal welfare to workplace rules.
From inmate to firefighter
During the massive...
SLV teachers lawyer up as misconduct claims grow
Leann Anderson was still four months away from her 18th birthday when she proudly accepted her high school diploma. The Bonny Doon girl had struggled to overcome dyslexia. But in the end, she’d triumphed.
“You f****** did it! Congratulations!” came the supportive, if profane, message—allegedly...
Woman dies in early morning fire at former Sobering Center
SANTA CRUZ—A woman died early Wednesday in a two-alarm fire that broke out in the former Sobering Center in Santa Cruz.
Around 2:30am 9-1-1 dispatchers received numerous calls about a fire spreading through the two-story Victorian wood structure that had been boarded up since the...
County releases Thanksgiving Covid guidelines
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Health officials from eight Bay Area counties on Monday issued a set of guidelines created to keep families safe from Covid-19 during the holidays. The recommendations cover travel and gatherings.
The health officers from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco,...
Ex-Scotts Valley Cop Says Sexual Harassment on Force Was Not Investigated
A wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought forth by a long-time Scotts Valley Police Department officer accused of sexual harassment claims multiple instances of sexually-inappropriate behavior within the force were never properly investigated.
While David Ball’s complaint is primarily centered on the assertion he was discriminated against...
Cleanup ongoing after storm hits Santa Cruz Mountains
About 17,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers across the county were out of power on Wednesday as Department of Transportation (Caltrans) crews worked...