A 350-acre prescribed burn in Big Basin Redwoods State Park will begin Tuesday, Nov. 5 and may continue for the next two weeks if conditions allow.

Boulder Creek art gallery opens

Boulder Creek resident Pat Jocius is dying from cancer. Breast cancer discovered six years ago moved into her shoulder three years later, before attacking her ribs, lungs and brain. Barring a miracle, Jocius, 63, has come to the understanding that she will die when the cancer shuts down a vital organ — a matter of when, not if.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District’s board of directors approved a scaled-back version of a proposed water rate increase at a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 24.

City of Scotts Valley residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to decide the fate of Measure U, an 8-year ½-cent sales tax measure asked for by the city council.