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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) Board of Directors at its May 21 virtual meeting unanimously approved a contract extension with CEO and General Manager Alex Clifford that will keep him at the head of the transportation agency through May 6,...

BLM to celebrate grand opening of Cotoni-Coast Dairies Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to the grand opening of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies onshore unit of the California Coastal National Monument on Friday, Aug. 15. A reservation-only guided hike will take place at 3pm; RSVP...

Caltrans will perform upgrades to electrical infrastructure on Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley that will result in overnight shoulder and lane closures starting this Sunday. Travelers on both north and southbound Highway 17 between Vine Hill and Sugarloaf roads will encounter shoulder work and...

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors appointed Jeffrey Hill to fill a vacant seat on the board at the April 21 board meeting. Hill, a Scotts Valley resident and District customer since 1998, has served two years on the District’s Budget and...

Joan Hellenthal of Bonny Doon has participated in the DoonArt Tour every year since it began in 2010, but 2020 got the best of the event—and Hellenthal.  “The fire came as close as the next ridge to my house and studio before it was stopped...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Just hours before President Joe Biden said that every adult in the United States should have access to a Covid-19 vaccine by May 1, Santa Cruz County health officials said they expect the county will march along into the orange tier of...

After months of anticipation, Scotts Valley residents now have an answer to one of their burning questions. Target Corp. announced Monday it will be launching its Scotts Valley store on Sept. 25. “At approximately 55,000 square feet, the store will bring an easy, safe, and convenient...

Burglaries nearly doubled in 2020—overall, crime fluctuated heavily during the pandemic, Scotts Valley Police Department Chief Steve Walpole, Jr. told the city council in his annual presentation. The numbers have dropped since, and thankfully, there are still no homicides to report. “I’ve been really impressed...

The County of Santa Cruz has announced an $850,000 state grant to help assure access to safe drinking water for the community served by Big Basin Water Company for the immediate future. The emergency one-time grant was sought by the Office of Response, Recovery and...