County mandates Covid vaccine or weekly testing for its employees
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to require all of 2,400 County employees to either take the Covid-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing.
Employees who refuse both risk termination, or being put on leave without...
Court to Consider ‘Transient Release’ for Sexual Predator
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...
Scotts Valley supports 100% affordable housing project
Scotts Valley threw its weight behind a proposal for a 100% affordable housing project for 4444 Scotts Valley Drive, at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting Sept. 4.
The developer, San Diego-based CRP Affordable Housing & Community Development, needed this early-stage sign-off in order to...
Scotts Valley taps former Capitola official following surprise departure of Public Works director
The City of Scotts Valley has turned to a former Capitola official to fill the considerable gap left with the surprise departure of Public Works Director Chris Lamm, who resigned to take a job with Santa Clara County.
Steve Jesberg, who retired in 2022 from...
Scotts Valley welcomes Johnson as new mayor
In a wool sport coat he’d picked up while in Manhattan, Scotts Valley outgoing Mayor Jack Dilles glanced over to see the man taking his job approaching. There was Vice Mayor Randy Johnson in a striking navy blue suit and tie.
“You look great,” Dilles...
Specialists Urge Residents To Be Proactive with End-of-Life Plan
Sometimes you just have to begin with the end in mind.
That’s the message from local professionals who are helping residents prepare their affairs for life’s end.
While this may not be the easiest subject to discuss around the family dinner table, making sure legal and...
Valley Churches United’s Holiday Market Returns
After a long day at the Valley Churches United storefront in downtown Ben Lomond, 70-year-old volunteer Mary Koehring is tallying up the receipts. It’s the fifth year the Boulder Creek residents assisted with the nonprofit’s Valley Christmas Project, which raises money for families in...
Woman falls to death from cliff following Highway 1 crash
NORTH COAST—The 40-year-old Santa Cruz woman who fell to her death following a mysterious two-car crash Monday on the North Coast of Santa Cruz County has been identified as Wendy Edwards, according to Ashley Keehn of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators have...
Safe, not sorry
Panther Ridge resident Harmony Perna describes Jan. 19 evacuation
After a restless night, still recovering from surgery, and concerned with Covid-19, Harmony Perna was not in an ideal condition to evacuate her home on Panther Ridge Road in the morning of Jan. 19.
The Boulder Creek...
Sutter officials cite need for more family docs in Q&A with community
Maybe the “sense of abandonment” felt by locals due to Sutter Health’s move to nix its Scotts Valley urgent care site wouldn’t be so profound had officials included the community in its decision-making?
It was one of many questions and pointed suggestions shared during a...
Felton Fire District faces concerns over parcel tax proposal
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has been in the news of late due to the calamitous nature of its board and leadership, and the...
