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Last year it was facing rising property crime and low staff morale, this year the Scotts Valley Police Department has been bringing on so many new recruits it’s hard to keep track. "How many people have I hired this year?" Chief Steven Walpole, Jr. responded...

Scotts Valley Council members recently got a look at the City’s response to the Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report that was highly critical of the municipality’s failure to build its fair share of housing over the years, contributing to California’s severe housing...

Skylight Ballroom — the only place to learn all the traditional ballroom dances in the San Lorenzo Valley or Scotts Valley — celebrated three years of business last weekend with a dance party.

During the post-pandemic rebound, and with the addition of Target, money flooded back into municipal coffers. However, in recent months, the City of Scotts Valley has watched as its sales tax revenue declined somewhat. And, during the mid-year budget update at the regularly-scheduled Council meeting...

Highway 236 pipeline project impacts traffic San Lorenzo Valley residents can expect delays on Highway 236 between South Redwood Drive and Highway 9 while crews finish the San Lorenzo Valley Water District’s Lyon and Big Steel Pipeline Project. There will be a single-lane closure and one-way...