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July 9, 2025

SV to take hard look at open-space bill

The Scotts Valley City Council has established an ad hoc subcommittee to analyze a bill that would make it possible to form an open-space district in Santa Cruz County.

Valley Churches United set for annual backpack distribution

A new school year is right around the corner and Valley Churches United Missions in Ben Lomond is aiming to prepare students in need with the supplies necessary for a successful academic year.

SV senior donates baskets to Nevada museum

A Scotts Valley senior donated 22 Native American baskets valued at nearly $27,000 to the Nevada State Museum for public use.

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News Briefs | Published May 17, 2024

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Brook Lomond Iris Farm hosts Sale and Show this weekend Brook Lomond Iris Farm in Ben Lomond opens its gardens to the public on May 18-19 for a Sale and Show. This small farm offers organically grown, top grade iris rhizomes (plants) for sale. Enjoy a...

Fabulous, old-fashioned Fourth

Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley celebrated the nation's birthday with patriotic parades and festivities.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

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SV Library fundraiser nets $20K

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.   

Santa Cruz Symphony Receives Funding

The Santa Cruz Symphony League announced today that it awarded $68,431 to the Santa Cruz Symphony. Funds were presented during the Symphony League's annual meeting on June 26, which was held via Zoom and attended by more than 50 guests. Cheryl Hammond, newly elected President of Santa Cruz Symphony League, shared plans for the upcoming season, which include online events such as 'Cocktails & Concertos' and 'Musical Trivia'. Hammond ended the Annual Meeting of the Symphony League with a quote from Athenian philosopher, Plato. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything." 

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...