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Elections clerk to provide update at League of Women Voters event Santa Cruz County elections clerk Tricia Webber will update the community on the March 5 primary election on Saturday, Jan. 27, 10:15-11:30am at the Felton Branch Library, 6121 Gushee St., in Felton.  Webber will discuss...

Starting this weekend, a Scotts Valley podcast focusing on protecting children will begin rolling out a series of episodes. Stephanie Barron Lu, co-chair of the Children's Network of Santa Cruz County who co-hosts the programming with Robert Aldana, a Scotts Valley-based realtor, says she’s confident...

The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure has announced that the 2023 Pavement Management Project is continuing.  Local roads listed below are scheduled for roadside clearing and dig-out from Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 21: Felton: Cooper Street, Clearview Place, Blair...

Asphalt resurfacing, new sidewalks and bike lanes along deteriorating routes around Scotts Valley are just some of the things Measure D funds are now set to go toward over the next five years. On June 2, during its regularly scheduled meeting, Scotts Valley City Council...

Scotts Valley has hired an interim city manager, as it begins its search for a permanent replacement for Tina Friend, who recently took the city manager position in Coronado. Brian Haddix, a retired long-time municipal employee from the Central Valley, says he’s thrilled to be...

Once the dust had settled on April 13 after wrangling between Monterey Bay-area municipalities, the reality of what Scotts Valley must do to help California address its chronic housing shortage came into focus. During the upcoming eight-year Regional Housing Needs Allocation cycle, Scotts Valley will...

The Santa Cruz City Water Department (SCWD) is seeking to expand its rights to store, distribute and use the water it diverts from the San Lorenzo River. SCWD currently has exclusive rights to the river’s water, whereas the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD)...

UC Santa Cruz librarian and local author Wei Wei published her second book, Journey to Heal, this Jan. The work features 24 nature photos accompanied by poetry reflecting on her healing process after the loss of her father. “It was very hard for me when...

SAN FRANCISCO—The man accused of shooting and killing a federal officer in Oakland two years ago—and wounding a second officer—is scheduled to plead guilty to the charges Friday in Northern District Court in San Francisco, court documents show. Steven Carrillo, a former U.S. Air Force...

Just as Bay Area gasoline prices have finally dipped below the $4 a gallon line at select stations, after rising above $7 a gallon at some pumps this summer, home-heating costs are rising. However, as the icy breath of winter nips at the necks of...