Work Begins on Hwy 17 Wildlife Undercrossing
The California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) has begun nighttime work on a wildlife undercrossing near Laurel Curve on Highway 17, which is expected to reduce traffic to one lane in the north and southbound directions.
The work began Tuesday on Highway 17, from 0.6 miles...
BCBA Board taking nominations for 2021
The Boulder Creek Business Association Board is taking nominations for 2021 board.
“We are taking nominations for anyone wanting to serve the community, enhance BCBA events, promote local businesses, build better relationships with other organizations, and work with a fun and energetic team,” it announced...
METRO board extends CEO’s contract as unions call for his dismissal
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,...
Scotts Valley schools halt flag-raisings, will establish policy
When Ashley Perlitch learned the Scotts Valley Unified School District would raise the rainbow flag in May to honor Harvey Milk—the first openly gay elected official in California who was assassinated in 1978—she was thrilled.
The founder of the private Scotts Valley Families for Social...
Santa Cruz County Will Lift Mask Mandate Feb. 16
In alignment with the state, 11 Bay Area counties, including Santa Cruz County, and the City of Berkeley will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings on Feb. 16.
Unvaccinated individuals over the age of 2 will continue to be required to wear...
SVHS Football Star Honored
Jacob Pauka is the kind of kid most parents would love to call their own, and most coaches would love to recruit.
Before attending Scotts Valley High School, this student owned the baseball diamond, leading the Pony League in batting average (.700) and clocking 14...
Mobile Covid-19 Testing Comes to Felton
The number of people contracting Covid-19 in Santa Cruz County has been giving pause to community health leaders, but according to statistics from the county’s Health Service Agency, the area may be in a trend of receding cases.
Since the arrival of the Delta variant,...
Santa Cruz bassist dies in firefighter training
Santa Cruz resident Daniel Lamothe, a 38-year-old firefighting trainee and musician, has died after a mishap during a firefighter training program in the San Lorenzo Valley last Sunday.
During the Feb. 19 session at the Ben Lomond Training Center, the volunteer became “medically distressed,” Santa...
High-powered rifles, unlicensed cannabis seized in Bonny Doon
BONNY DOON—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confiscated an unusually large amount of cannabis and 16 rifles Wednesday at home in Bonny Doon.
Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin said Sheriff’s Office personnel assigned to the Cannabis Licensing Office served a criminal search warrant at...
Company to streamline rebuilding permitting process for CZU victims
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County will hire a company to handle the permitting process for residents rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.
The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the plan to hire Pleasanton-based engineering firm 4Leaf, Inc....
New Scotts Valley Council members look forward to making their mark
After first-place finisher Donna Lind, the incumbent for Scotts Valley City Council, local voters selected Steve Clark—a retired law enforcer, known for volunteering around...
