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Scotts Valley
August 27, 2026

Tuesday fire slows traffic on Highway 17

A small wildland fire along Highway 17 snarled northbound traffic on the busy highway through Scotts Valley this morning.

Dispatch log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

City voters pass sales tax in landslide

Voters in Scotts Valley overwhelmingly voted Tuesday, Nov. 5 to approve Measure U, a temporary sales tax meant to preserve city services against the backdrop of a bleak budgetary crisis.

Obituary: Andrew John Farkas

Andrew John Farkas

Glenn “Yorky” William Olsen

Glenn “Yorky” William Olsen

Infant’s headstone found in Felton

The headstone of an infant who died in the 1930s was recently found in a Felton yard while a family was clearing brush on their property and a local historian seeks help in identifying the infants remaining family.

News Briefs

Dinner to honor vets

Felton Library bond measure could head to voters in 2014

In as little as a year’s time, Santa Cruz County residents may find themselves voting on a bond measure proposal that, if approved, could mean real results for the long-awaited and much-delayed plan to build a new facility for the Felton Library.

Measure U passes by wide margin

Voters in Scotts Valley overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve Measure U, a temporary sales tax meant to preserve city services against the backdrop of a bleak budgetary crisis.

Prescribed Big Basin burn to start Tuesday

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.

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Arrest made in Scotts Valley fires

A suspect has been arrested in connection with multiple vegetation fires reported Aug. 19 in Scotts Valley, according to a joint announcement from Cal...