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