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In a business matter that’s highlighted a tussle between Planning Commissioners and County of Santa Cruz staff, the Commission has been handed a second chance to properly deny a cannabis cultivation operation proposal in Upper Zayante. Local residents are trying to stop it, arguing it...

To prepare for an upcoming trip to the Middle East, Scotts Valley resident Lori Strusis, 71, needed to stock up on a few accessories. Luckily for her, Minneapolis-based Target Corporation had just opened its latest store in town at the Scotts Valley Square Shopping Center...

Just weeks after reopening, following the coronavirus lockdowns, the Scotts Valley Branch Library—one of the most frequented branches in the county—has closed. This time it’s not because more people are contracting Covid-19—although case numbers are rising, again. The location is undergoing a series of upgrades, from...

Scotts Valley has agreed to front the money to pay for a quarter-million-dollar environmental cleanup at Skypark, which was found to contain arsenic, lead and diesel in the soil. At its regularly scheduled meeting Sept. 6, Scotts Valley Council voted unanimously to approve a $74,820...

Asphalt resurfacing, new sidewalks and bike lanes along deteriorating routes around Scotts Valley are just some of the things Measure D funds are now set to go toward over the next five years. On June 2, during its regularly scheduled meeting, Scotts Valley City Council...

A startup aiming to conquer the world with new technology that delivers a steady stream of solar power—even in even low light situations—has selected a former Fox Factory manufacturing plant in Scotts Valley as the site of its first production line. In a ceremony on...

Two women—a 65-year-old Felton resident and a 35-year-old from Ben Lomond—sustained minor injuries when a car slammed into Felton Feed & Pet Supply on Sunday. The 30-year-old Ben Lomond man driving the blue BMW 3 series was uninjured in the crash, which occurred just before...

A San Lorenzo Valley High School teacher who was accused of misconduct has been allowed to resign after many of the allegations against him weren’t proven. William Winkler was placed on administrative leave last year after being accused of sexual assault and other bad behavior...

The Scotts Valley Unified School District will be headed to new digs at 108 Whispering Pines Drive. During its June 15 meeting, the SVUSD Board of Trustees unanimously authorized Superintendent Tanya Krause to sign a lease agreement for the office location. But the deal was contingent...

It was like music to the ears of Scotts Valley politicians, last summer, when Democrats announced they’d be setting $1.4 million aside to replace a condemned after-school childcare facility at Vine Hill Elementary School, a hallmark of the Parks and Recreation Department. Schools had already...