Scotts Valley declares emergency over sinkhole at key intersection
At a Special Meeting held on Jan. 16 in the middle of the day, Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously to declare a State of Emergency to deal with a 30-foot-by-30-foot sinkhole that had opened up at Scotts Valley Drive and Granite Creek Road.
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‘Community Choice’ electricity set for 2018
By Spring 2018, electricity consumers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties likely will be using power that is at least 50 percent from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar.
Debriefing with Felton Fire
This past week I chatted with a very busy and well informed man, Robert Gray, the Felton Fire Protection District Chief. While we covered much, Gray’s most important sentiment was advice for our community in the coming months, “Be patient out there. There’s a lot of people hurting who have lost their homes. The community needs to be kind to each other right now. That goes a long way for people in the recovery process…. Everyone is hurting in their own way, those that lost their homes, firefighters, those who had to evacuate. The fire fighters aren’t just shrugging off the 1,000 lost homes. Every home you lose as a fire fighter hurts. Some fire fighters in pain of losing homes in our community, and their own home. Even those who haven’t lost their homes, but evacuated, are processing a lot of trauma. Let’s use patience and kindness in our interactions, because we simply don’t know what someone could be going through.”
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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