Meet Mayor Randy Johnson
Newly-elected Mayor Randy Johnson — beginning his sixth two-year term as Scotts Valley mayor — brings experience and confidence to the position.
New Scotts Valley Middle School project takes first steps
Contractors for the Scotts Valley Unified School District this week began assembly of the first of 10 new portable classrooms at the Scotts Valley Middle School.
Present your self with safety
Holiday happiness may begin with making out your Christmas gift list. Not so happy may be the actual shopping excursion and parking safely in your local shopping mall. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, more than 20 percent of all collisions take place in shopping mall parking lots during the holiday season.
Local mechanic recovers from hit by drunken driver
On Dec. 10, Ricky Dahill stepped into a crosswalk to cross the street while visiting Folsom. Three weeks later, he woke up in a hospital in Sacramento. He didn’t return to his Scotts Valley home until February, and he has yet to resume his mechanic’s job with his father, Leland Dahill, at Leland’s Automotive.
Local hospitals limit visitation to reduce swine flu exposure
Children younger than 16 years old may not visit local hospitals during flu season this year, as a precaution to slow the spread of the H1N1 virus.
County engages in “enhanced enforcement” of marijuana codes
When the land use and permitting codes of the county’s cannabis ordinance were hotly debated last spring, many folks in the San Lorenzo Valley expressed real doubt about the county’s ability to enforce those codes in the more remote, hide-away places tucked away from view in the mountains surrounding the valley.
Scotts Valley police receive $25K traffic safety grant
Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support programs promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.
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