Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop values
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached nearly $742 million, an increase of 13.3% over 2023.
Strawberries remain the top crop in Santa Cruz County, accounting for $218.9...
News Briefs | Published March 15, 2024
Supervisors to host cannabis listening sessions
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is seeking feedback from county residents on any changes needed to local laws regulating cannabis, including retail sales, outdoor and indoor commercial production, on-site consumption and more.
A series of public meetings are planned...
Road resurfacing crews spend summer month fixing Scotts Valley routes
Recent street resurfacing around Scotts Valley—renovations taken on before the roadways totally devolved into pothole chaos—is in line with what former mayor Randy Johnson called “Pavement 101” back when he was on City Council.
The idea is that a dollar spent up front in proactive...
News Briefs | Published Feb. 2, 2024
Environmental Studies professor to discuss tree planting
An upcoming program called, “Can We Save the World by Planting Trees?”, will take place Saturday, Feb. 3, from 3-4:30pm at the Felton Library.
Large and rapidly growing sums of money are being spent on planting trees with the...
Sheriff’s Office hosts active shooter drills at San Lorenzo Valley campus
A voice rings out over the handheld radio: “Numerous callers reporting gunfire in the middle school gym.” With that, the first active shooter scenario of the afternoon kicks into gear.
On July 14, at the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District tri-campus, the Santa Cruz...
Newsom: new stay-at-home order likely to hit Central Coast
SACRAMENTO—New stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday will be based on intensive care unit capacity in five regions in California.
Newsom said that much of the state will likely be under the stay-at-home orders within the next few days if ICU capacity...
SLVWD Eyes Possible Merger With Big Basin as Financial Concerns Loom
In a special meeting on Nov. 10, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) Board of Directors authorized District Manager Rick Rogers to begin investigating the potential consolidation of Big Basin Water with SLVWD, but there are issues that surround an acquisition of the...
Free field trip to local parks application window opens
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks has announced that the application for Kids2Parks, a park-equity program that brings students to California State Parks from low-income elementary schools that are designated as Title 1, opened July 28.
For field trips during the 2025-26 academic year, the...
Santa Cruz County supervisors move to stop wage theft, investigate Project Labor Agreements
Santa Cruz County First District Supervisor Manu Koenig, in collaboration with Fourth District Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, urged an operational review of how County Public Works projects are awarded to ensure that the contractors selected pay their workers fairly and complete projects on time.
The Dec....
Scotts Valley police receive $25K traffic safety grant
Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support programs promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.
The...
