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The sun glinted off of the fire apparatus that had been pulled out of the Felton Fire Protection District’s station. On Sunday, teams of volunteer firefighters were outside and inside the station’s bay, helping to usher and spot participants through a series of practical...

The Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a two-year $13,200 contract with a Phoenix, Ariz.-based company for inclusivity training services.  Inclusion Counts, LLC will provide a series of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) sessions between November 2021 and June 2022, including conducting...

A man convicted of raping multiple women in the early 1980s whose plan to live in Bonny Doon faced steep opposition is again seeking his freedom—this time without a permanent residence lined up. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Syda Cogliati said Monday that she...

Over the years, the keys to a successful entry into the world of work have changed significantly. Henry T. Holmes, from New York, quit school and worked as a store clerk, before heading to San Francisco aboard a ship in 1849, helping start California’s first...

Once the dust had settled on April 13 after wrangling between Monterey Bay-area municipalities, the reality of what Scotts Valley must do to help California address its chronic housing shortage came into focus. During the upcoming eight-year Regional Housing Needs Allocation cycle, Scotts Valley will...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—With just one week until election day, Santa Cruz County voters still have plenty of options of what to do with their completed ballot. It’s important to know that it is not necessary to mark every section. Leaving an option blank—or even marking...

August of 2013 is when Bernardo Tapia and Sarah Meyer Tapia found love beneath the redwoods. They had been friends for a while, but both competed in the Race Thru the Redwoods that day, and after each of them won in their division, Meyer...

A local nonprofit has launched a drive to help young people have a bigger say in the development of the county. The United Way of Santa Cruz County is currently seeking members for a Youth Action Network, a new project meant to provide Gen Z...

Now that the congressional boundary debate’s been settled—with the old 18th and 20th districts seemingly evaporating from the local map, leaving in their place the new 19th District—politicians have begun adjusting to the new reality. And for current Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, who’s represented the...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is “setting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15—with commonsense measures like masking.” Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the state’s plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered, color-coded reopening system during...