Democrats open first campaign office in Scotts Valley
California election law, Elections Code 334, describes a "nonpartisan office" as an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. Judicial, school, county, and municipal offices are nonpartisan offices.
SV skatepark closed for 72 hours
The Scotts Valley skatepark at Skypark will be closed until June 10 at 7 a.m. after garbage vandalism has been found in the park over the past few weeks.
SLVHS Building named for retired Science Teacher
The San Lorenzo Valley High School Science Building was renamed last month, to honor retired Science Teacher Preston Q. Boomer, for many years of dedicated teaching.
Personal trainer opens Scotts Valley studio
Former high school football coach Alex Joudy lost more than 100 pounds and now spends his days sharing his fitness methods as a personal trainer. In March the Felton resident opened Tailormade Fitness, his second personal training studio at 5400 Scotts Valley Drive. He loves what he does.
Theater group launches ‘Pinocchio’ with a bohemian twist
Rock ’n’ roll, puppet people and Lady Gaga are rolled into one in this summer’s production by Little People’s Repertory Theater in Ben Lomond.
Housing boom on the horizon for Scotts Valley
Despite Santa Cruz County’s reputation as one of the least affordable places to live in the state, if not the country, real alarm has been expressed at recent Scotts Valley City Council meetings about the housing boom the city is facing in the not too distant future. Public comment at city council meetings has included emotional criticism and strong recommendations of caution- that the small town character of Scotts Valley is directly threatened by actual and proposed housing developments.
Tackling the state props: Part III
(Editor’s Note: This is Part III of a three-part series on state-wide propositions on the November Ballot. Part I covered Prop. 1 through 4 (Oct. 12 edition), Part II covered Props. 5, 6 and 10 (Oct. 19 edition).
Highway 9 set to re-open Friday
Highway 9 between Santa Cruz and Felton is scheduled to re-open by 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. The winding two-lane road that connects Felton and Santa Cruz has been completely closed about four miles outside Felton since June.
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...