County’s Top Librarian Thrilled About Possibilities for Local Libraries
When the Boulder Creek library reopens May 7, it will feature a completely revamped children’s area, community room updates and a new teen section. The stained-glass window will remain a showpiece, and there will be an art gallery as well as a pleasant reading...
Dressed for a test
As Scotts Valley Middle School students sharpen their No. 2 pencils for statewide testing, their teachers are showing solidarity with smelly T-shirts.
Fires, Covid don’t stop family from persevering
Reagen Stanger entered the world during the most challenging time her family has known. Born on Sept. 2, 2020, the now 6-month-old baby took her first breath as the CZU August Lightning Complex fires forced mass evacuations locally and Covid-19 cases raged around the...
News Briefs | Published March 21, 2025
Supervisors approve reforms to short-term rental ordinance
In a significant step toward balancing tourism with community needs, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has voted to advance a comprehensive overhaul of the County’s Vacation and Hosted Rental Ordinance.
The proposed reforms, which aim to curb...
SVHS Drama Ready for Final Show of School Year
The satirical comedy musical “Urinetown” based on the book by Greg Kotis was released in 2001. The musical, which satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement and municipal politics could have been written in any era, but it has become...
Eshoo visits Student Advisory Board
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo spent time with the 18th Congressional Districts Student Advisory Board, SAB, during the group’s meeting on May 7 at the Civic Center.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 26, 2025
Music at Skypark wraps up 16th season this Sunday
The free outdoor Music at Skypark concert series concludes its 16th season this Sunday, Sept. 28,...
