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Scotts Valley released its Strategic Work Plan report last week, highlighting just how far Scotts Valley has come under the guidance of City Manager Mali LaGoe—but also struggles the City continues to face. The report card, a visually-pleasing document containing information organized in a helpful...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Ben Lomond man who used a homemade assault rifle to kill a federal law enforcement officer outside an Oakland courthouse nearly two years ago pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 to the charges in Northern District Court in San Francisco. Steven Carrillo, who formerly...

 

Sweet music: The Scotts Valley Middle School choir, directed by Beth Hollenbeck, performs for the Scotts Valley School Board on Oct. 26. The Scotts Valley High School choir, also directed by Hollenbeck, will perform at Sing For Your Life from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St. Other high school choirs will join in, and proceeds will go to support choral programs at the schools. The Scotts Valley Kiwanis club donated the net proceeds of the two Music at Skypark concerts last summer, $7,100, to the Scotts Valley High music program, which could potentially be on the budget chopping block.

With heavy rains beginning to saturate the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, trees are falling, closing roads in the area. Stay updated by following the road closures here.

A manhunt is being conducted by police in Santa Cruz and Sonoma counties for a man suspected of several March 31 vehicle burglaries in Ben Lomond.

Supervisors approve reforms to short-term rental ordinance In a significant step toward balancing tourism with community needs, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has voted to advance a comprehensive overhaul of the County’s Vacation and Hosted Rental Ordinance. The proposed reforms, which aim to curb...

The work on the newly renovated facility of the new Boys and Girls Club of the Valleys wrapped up several weeks ago, but the sparkling new building sits empty — its brand-new kitchen unused, dust gathering on the donated game tables as no children’s shouts fill its colorful walls.