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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the use of $500,000 in emergency rental assistance funds to help county renters facing eviction pay back rent. The funds—which come from the Planning and the Housing for Health departments and the...

Scotts Valley is required to give the state an annual update on its progress toward helping to alleviate California’s housing crunch—including on delivering affordable places to live. And while this year the results on that front weren’t great, they sure were better than last year,...

As visitors return to hotels, residents hit the shops again and developers move ahead with projects, Scotts Valley has found itself in the fortunate position of beating its own financial forecast—in some ways by a lot. The City now says it will likely bring in...

The birds are trilling from the dense evergreens. Reggae music wafts from a Bluetooth speaker hanging on a fence behind the San Lorenzo Valley High School football field. Just beyond, a greenhouse is home to innovative studies giving students a leg up in an...

Officers from the Scotts Valley Police Department and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office are set to discuss terms of a possible settlement with a man who says he was pulled over and searched illegally. Darin Matthews says he never gave law enforcement permission to go...

In the grand tradition of senior year events, San Lorenzo Valley High School and its sister school, Coast Redwood, are returning to their roots with an in-person grad night celebration. The time, effort and costs required to pull off a successful event for graduating seniors...

After a bit of a snag in the legislative process, Congress approved a $1.4 million allocation to replace a Scotts Valley childcare facility that’s in such bad shape it’s a danger zone. Scotts Valley Vice Mayor Jim Reed remembers the time his own child was...

Former Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin is running for the 28th Assembly District in the upcoming June 7 primary after receiving the nod from current representative Mark Stone, who is reportedly not seeking reelection. Over the past few months, Pellerin has encouraged women to...

The vaccine clinic at the Felton Community Hall started by the San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club closed on March 9. More than 2,000 vaccines have been given at the “Vax the Valley” clinics thanks to the partnership with the SLV Rotary, SLV businesses that promoted...