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May 19, 2026

Supervisors Signal Support For New Tenant Protections

One woman lost her job and couldn’t pay rent, and then found herself in a battle with her landlord, who didn’t believe her story...

Horse Painting Event Highlights Work of Rescue Center

When art enthusiasts assemble at Canham Farm Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Scotts Valley for a Plein Air Painting Workshop, alongside instructor Elvira...

Judge Presses State to Intensify Housing Search for Predator

In a Sept. 12 hearing in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Judge Syda Cogliati ordered the Department of State Hospitals and its contractor Liberty...

Former Columnist, Beloved Physician Remembered For Humor, Integrity

Celebrations of life are filled with good stories, laughter and tears, and the celebration for Dr. Terry Hollenbeck was no exception.  On Aug. 31, friends...

Court Upholds Termination of SVPD Officer

Earlier this summer the City of Scotts Valley notched a major victory in its legal battle against a cop that got kicked off its...

Boulder Creek Residents Weigh Parks District Parcel Tax

San Lorenzo Valley residents in Boulder Creek are gearing up to vote in a referendum on whether to pay $36 annually per parcel to...

Boulder Creek-Based Waste Hauler Kicked Out of County

A Boulder Creek trash and recycling collector that hadn’t been paying the money it owed the County of Santa Cruz—or keeping up with regulations—has...

Author Wants CZU Book to Provide ‘Hope And Healing’

It was just two years ago that the CZU Lightning Complex fires erupted, leaving 86,500 acres charred between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Mateo...

Ukrainian Refugees Find Acceptance In County’s Mountain Communities

Classically-trained artist Natalia Ziniak, 26, had been living in Los Angeles, but was visiting her family in western Ukraine when Russia invaded the country...

Cannabis Grow Proposal Heads Back to Planning Commission

In a business matter that’s highlighted a tussle between Planning Commissioners and County of Santa Cruz staff, the Commission has been handed a second...

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Johnson wins dismissal of attempted human trafficking charges, DA refiles

He was the sort of guy who could paint a sandwich board with a creative flair. He went by the moniker “Oakengard” and was...