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October 4, 2025

Soggy beginning to new ‘Water Year’

Dust off your rain gauges.

Child porn charges filed against former city youth aide

A 23-year-old former youth worker with the City of Scotts Valley faces two counts of child pornography in connection with nude photos of a 15-year-old girl.

David Leland is new reporter at Press Banner

A new reporter has joined the Press Banner staff, David Leland, of Scotts Valley.Editor Barry Holtzclaw announced that Leland will be a general assignment reporter, with special emphasis on Scotts Valley and business reporting.

Firefighters return from Loma fire

Firefighters from Scotts Valley and Felton returned safely from the Loma fire this week, after battling the blaze for six days.

Voting begins Oct. 10

The first day to obtain and vote a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8 Presidential General Election is Monday, Oct.10.

On the campaign trail

On the campaign trail

Measure D funds buses, roads, bike trails

“Get Santa Cruz County Moving” is the motto of the aggressive and well-funded campaign to build voter support for an additional half-cent (on a dollar) sales tax to fund more than a half-billion dollars in transportation improvements over the next 30 years.

Zayante votes on fire tax

The Zayante Fire Protection District hopes to stabilize funding and increase its on-site staff through the passage of Measure O, a new parcel tax for the property owners in the mountain district.

Malone’s Grille is sold

Patti Malone has sold her landmark Scotts Valley Drive restaurant to two brother with deep roots in Scotts Valley and even deeper roots in the food service industry.

Scotts Valley City Council candidate forum

Scotts Valley City Council candidates debated thorny local issues ranging from future growth to government transparency during a candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 6.

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Greg Wimp

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...