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The candidate nomination period for the upcoming November election closed on Aug. 12, and three people came forward to run for Scotts Valley City Council. Incumbents Derek Timm and Jim Reed are running for reelection while Allan Timms will try to unseat one of them...

Ferd Bergholz couldn’t believe it when he saw more than 100 volunteer applications for the Scotts Valley Senior Center. But the overflow wasn’t without reason — everyone wanted a free pass to the so-called Happiest Place in Earth.

A former San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District middle and high school teacher who was accused of abusing a 10-year-old girl during private after-school lessons pleaded guilty to a felony assault count in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Wednesday. Judge Paul Burdick ordered Michael Henderson...

Theirs was not your typical honeymoon. Shortly after getting married, newlyweds Nattawut “Richie” Yimsamram and Siriporn “Sarah” Kitphongsri purchased the former Thai Village Restaurant in King’s Village Shopping Center.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Saying that she has not yet seen reliable data that a countywide masking mandate would alter personal behavior or lower Covid-19 cases, Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said she does not plan to issue a new order any time...

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.