County Appeals to Governor After Wildfire Cleanup Contractor Vanishes
Following a litany of resident testimony from wildfire victims on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors became convinced a cleanup contractor that made a quarter-billion dollars in the wake of wildfire destruction left another disaster behind.
They voted unanimously to reach out to...
Local Candidates Set for Nov. 8 Election
The candidate nomination period for the upcoming November election closed on Aug. 12, and three people came forward to run for Scotts Valley City Council.
Incumbents Derek Timm and Jim Reed are running for reelection while Allan Timms will try to unseat one of them...
Report Spells Out Scotts Valley’s Options for Wastewater System Upgrade
Last week, Scotts Valley held the unboxing of the $79,873 wastewater study it ordered for itself from Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Inc., during its regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Aug. 17.
But unlike a small gadget shipped from Amazon, what the elected officials do with the...
How California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion infrastructure proposal
“This is a game changer,” Gov. Gavin Newsom exulted last week during a news conference. “We are very, very enthusiastic.”
Was he talking about his recent coronavirus vaccination? The latest poll in the recall campaign?
No, he was reveling in news from what has long been California’s sweet...
Local quilt group has donated 1,000 covers to fire-impacted families
Firefighters throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains were blanketed in surprise on June 29 when three women showed up with a number of free, hand-made quilts.
Almost 80 firefighters from the Boulder Creek, Felton, Zayante and Ben Lomond fire protection districts received the gifts, which were...
MCT Presents ‘Now and Then’
When it comes to planning the perfect environment for a Mountain Community Theater (MCT) performance, Director Kathie Kratochvil’s got game. While the majority of the shows are staged at Park Hall in Ben Lomond, the upcoming “Now and Then” is taking place at the...
Scotts Valley in Strong Position as Pandemic Ebbs
In a shaded outdoor area behind the Scotts Valley Community Center, local officials gathered with the public for one of the first times since the start of the pandemic, as they outlined the community’s health in the “State of the City Address.”
Hosted by the...
County frees up $500K to curb possible evictions
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...
Zayante couple’s romantic dinner plans thwarted by crash
As a leukemia survivor who’s aware of his fragile immune system, 53-year-old David Dougherty doesn’t often risk heading out into public with his 50-year-old wife, Rebecca.
Caring for an adult son with autism also makes a carefree night on the town an uncommon occurrence for...
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...
