ELECTION 2016: Prop. 51 OK helps SV middle school
The solid approval by California voters of Proposition 51, authorizing up to $9 billion in bonds to fund new schools and school renovation projects, allows Scotts Valley Unified School District officials to go forward with plans to seek up to $6 million of that bond money to build a new gym at the middle school. Fifty-six percent of county voters endorsed the proposition
ELECTION 2016: Boulder Creek, Zayante fire districts OK new parcel taxes
Boulder Creek residents overwhelmingly voted to levy a $35 parcel tax to buy new equipment for the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District.
ELECTION 2016: Measure D still too close to call
Measure D, which would levy a new half-cent Santa Cruz County sales tax to fund $17 million a year in transportation improvements, hovered just above the two-thirds margin required for approval this week.
ELECTION 2016: Shulman, Shultz, Rain, Snyder SV school trustees
Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees President Michael Shulman was re-elected to a third four-year term, leading all candidates. He will be joined by three new trustees on the five-member board.
ELECTION 2016: Two of three Scotts Valley councilmembers re-elected
Former city finance director Jack Dilles ousted three-term incumbent Dene Bustichi in the Nov. 8 Scotts Valley City Council election.
Roads in county are among worst in the state
Local roads in Santa Cruz County are among the worst in the entire state, according to a state report released this week.
Four felony counts for child porn
A former Scotts Valley parks and recreation aide, Trevor Arriola, 23, was arraigned in Santa Cruz County Court on Oct. 20 on four felony counts – use of obscene material involving a minor, possession of obscene material involving a minor, depiction of sexual conduct of a child and distribution of lewd material involving a minor.
Seagate to leave Scotts Valley in May
Seagate Technology has decided to end its 37-year relationship with Scotts Valley.
Weekend voting
The latest pre-relection voter registration totals from Santa Cruz County showed a late surge in registered voters, falling just short of the 2012 record.
PAC targets City Council challenger
Scotts Valley City Council candidate Jack Dilles has been the big spender in the 2016 City Council race, spending more than the other four candidates combined in a largely self-funded campaign.
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...