SLVWD will shift approach for nonpayment
Even after the pandemic subsides, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) will not turn off customer’s water supply for nonpayment.
SLVWD Manager Rick Rogers in an interview said the board has “a strong position that we should not be turning people’s water off for...
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...
Former SLVUSD teacher won’t have to register as sex offender after guilty plea
A former San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District middle and high school teacher who was accused of abusing a 10-year-old girl during private after-school lessons pleaded guilty to a felony assault count in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Wednesday.
Judge Paul Burdick ordered Michael Henderson...
Covid-19 outbreak linked to show at Felton Music Hall
At least four concertgoers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus after attending a Grateful Dead-themed performance in Felton, although none had to be hospitalized, Santa Cruz County health officials said Tuesday.
“That meets the definition of an outbreak,” said Santa Cruz County spokesperson Jason...
A tour through Scotts Valley’s vast wastewater facility
According to the National Research Council, efforts to provide clean drinking water, and dispose of waste, goes back to ancient societies in Pakistan, Egypt and Mesopotamia. A decline in hygiene went hand-in-hand with the dark ages. Scotts Valley is trying to come up with...
Calls mount for Sutter to continue urgent care in Scotts Valley
On a recent Sunday, Scotts Valley resident Sara Gonzales-Erhan walked past Sutter Health’s Urgent Care facility on Scotts Valley Drive with her daughter. The stroll served as a reminder of how staff at the location made a minor emergency last year less painful.
Elsa Erhan,...
Pop-up Covid vaccine clinics bring shots to the Valley
“I don’t want to die from Covid.”
For all the answers as to why folks were showing up at the pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic held at Liberty Bank on July 17, Boulder Creek resident Makayla Lockard had the most succinct, pull-no-punches response of the day.
The...
Bonny Doon art tour returns this month
Joan Hellenthal of Bonny Doon has participated in the DoonArt Tour every year since it began in 2010, but 2020 got the best of the event—and Hellenthal.
“The fire came as close as the next ridge to my house and studio before it was stopped...
Scotts Valley’s city manager leaving post, heading to Coronado
After 16 years in local government across Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley City Manager Tina Friend is leaving her post to start a new job in Coronado in September, the city announced Wednesday.
“This community has given me more gifts than I could have ever...
Skypark set for needed facelift, could be open within weeks
It’s the place President George H. W. Bush landed in Marine One after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but it’s been largely closed over the past year.
But now, renovations have begun at Skypark, Scotts Valley’s main community green space, used for organized sports, family...
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...