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A century ago, Alba Road—between Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek—was home to Walter Ranch, which boasted 5,000 strawberry plants, the pioneering Guichard family, easy access to about a dozen saloons, and a cute one-room schoolhouse built in 1985 1895. This early educational institution was devoured...

As a relatively recent addition to Scotts Valley, I was quite taken aback to hear that the City of Scotts Valley has declared a fiscal emergency.  Despite many new developments and a seemingly prosperous community, Scotts Valley is on a dark, tight schedule.  By 2021, the city’s funds would drop below the two-month reserve level, by 2022 nothing would remain in the reserves and the city would enter debt. By 2023/2024 the deficit would reach 5.8 million dollars.  If Scotts Valley’s expenditures and revenue continue without adjustments, serious service cuts will be made throughout the city, especially to the SVPD.  

By Stacy Cowley and Jim Tankersley, of The New York Times Aiming to put its own stamp on the Paycheck Protection Program, the Biden administration on Monday abruptly changed crucial program rules in ways intended to help the smallest and neediest companies, which have sometimes...

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a transition plan to create a county-run public defender’s office, which includes hiring staff and a chief public defender. County officials are now in talks with attorneys working for Biggam, Christensen and Minsloff (BCM),...

California State Parks has announced the delayed reopening of the seasonal campground at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, now scheduled for Aug. 1, instead of the previously set April 1 date. This delay, attributed to adverse weather and supply chain issues, affects crucial infrastructure...

By all rights, Jim Chelossi, a former U.S. Marine and inventor of the ubiquitous coffee-cup sleeve, could be quietly retired. Instead, he’s preparing a band of local young people to answer the demands of drill instructors, all on his own dime.

Santa Cruz County residents may want to buckle up for a bumpy ride, because the county’s cash-strapped Department of Public Works faces the real possibility of having to look closer to home for money to maintain and repair crumbling roadways.

The swine flu swept through Bethany University last week, as six students were diagnosed with mild cases of the virus.