Organizations push importance of shopping local this holiday
The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce put on a Holiday Passport Event on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28.
More than 100 families traveled throughout commercial Scotts Valley to 36 local businesses in a safe and spirited fashion. At each business, households received a stamp, children...
Valley Churches United Holiday Gala shifts to virtual format
Lynn Robinson loves a challenge. The Executive Director of Valley Churches United (VCU) and her team of volunteers have had to pivot and approach problems imaginatively because of the impact of Covid-19 on the San Lorenzo Valley community as well as a mandatory evacuation...
Santa Cruz County not yet joining other Bay Area counties in closures
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Friday said they will not yet join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday.
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Marin and Santa Clara counties will adopt...
Santa Cruz, Monterey counties certify election results
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—In one of her final acts before her retirement at the end of the year, Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin on Tuesday officially certified the results from the 2020 presidential election.
More than 86 percent of county voters—a total of 146,857—cast ballots...
Newsom: new stay-at-home order likely to hit Central Coast
SACRAMENTO—New stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday will be based on intensive care unit capacity in five regions in California.
Newsom said that much of the state will likely be under the stay-at-home orders within the next few days if ICU capacity...
Camp Krem in need of help for rebuild
When the Santa Cruz Mountains caught fire in August after a lightning storm passed through the Central Coast and greater Bay Area, almost every community was forced to evacuate the area. Many of those evacuees were left wondering whether their homes and businesses—their life’s...
CZU survivors camp out in Henry Cowell
After losing their homes in the destructive CZU August Lightning Complex fires, many survivors have camped out and found refuge in Henry Cowell State Park.
“We’ve had quite a big surge due to the CZU Fire Complex,” Visitor Service Aid, Zach Lemke, said. “At least...
Glenwood Preserve construction finishes, Fall Creek partially reopens
After almost three years, the Glenwood Open Space Preserve’s construction will come to an end next week.
The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (LTSCC) oversaw trail construction done by Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) on both sides of the Preserve. The final installation,...
Company to streamline rebuilding permitting process for CZU victims
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County will hire a company to handle the permitting process for residents rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.
The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the plan to hire Pleasanton-based engineering firm 4Leaf, Inc....
Candidates take center stage in San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board...
With the November election just weeks away, residents are facing an onslaught of information regarding candidates and ballot measures. Previously, the Press Banner focused...
