Felton Library Friends Launch Capital Campaign
Felton Library Friends (FLF) have launched their 2019 community capital campaign to raise funds for features and programming for the new 9000 square-foot library and Nature Discovery Park slated to open early in 2020.
Mt Hermon Rd High Speed Chase Update
Update on the Sunday, March 31, 6:00 p.m. high speed chase on Mount Hermon Road and Whispering Pines Drive.
Bruce Resigns from SLVWD Board
The board of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District is looking for a new member after the sudden resignation of Margaret Bruce last week.
Storm surge keeps first responders busy
As more than five inches of rain fell in a five-day period between Feb. 13 and Sunday, emergency crews had their hands full trying to keep Scotts Valley and SLV residents safe and keep roads clear.
Fewer homes planned for Town Green
The developers behind the Scotts Valley Town Green project are reducing the amount of residential units they are seeking and hope to start construction early next year.
Man hospitalized after swift water rescue
Quick response from local first responders and a knowledge of CPR may have saved the life of a kayaker on the San Lorenzo River this weekend.
SLV Middle School preparing kids for next generation
Principal Shannon Calden is excited that her students at San Lorenzo Valley Middle School will get the opportunity to become student tech leaders in the inaugural Google GenerationYES Program.
Volunteers conduct county homeless census
Promptly at 5:00 a.m. on the rainy morning of Jan. 31, 34 teams of volunteers fanned out across the county in pre-dawn darkness to count people who do not have homes to sleep in- people sleeping on the streets, in cars and vans, or hidden away in unauthorized campsites.
Local governments push back on FCC for 5G towers
Municipal and county governments, and now Congresswomen Anna Eshoo, are fighting back against the telecom industry’s interest in limiting local government’s permitting authority for additional cell towers and installation of 5G cell equipment.
County considers turning hotels to housing
Four former hotel properties along Hwy. 9, including the “Toll House” property and the former “Wagon Wheel” motel in Felton, have applied for inclusion in a newly proposed “Permanent Room Housing Combining Zone District” under consideration by the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission.
Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...
California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
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