Black Lives Matter Protest Reaches Scotts Valley
A few weeks ago, a small, majority-white city with no tradition of protest may have seemed an unlikely venue for a homegrown Black Lives Matter demonstration. In a pattern that has repeated across the country, young people here chose to organize within their own community, rather than remain silent or commute to a larger city where they might protest anonymously. More than 300 protesters marched down Scotts Valley Drive last Wednesday, in what Police Chief Steve Walpole described as the city's first protest in history.
Vets Village Provides Sustainable Housing for Homeless Veterans
The mountain town of Ben Lomond has many cool attributes: a beautiful art center, community hall, biker bar, good restaurants and open spaces. Now, the town can add one more feather to its cap: a dedicated space for veterans to call home.
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It’s a jungle out there
A WILD TIME: Dan Johnson as Mowgli, a wild boy raised by wolves, casts a wary eye in the direction of Sage Wilkinson playing Shere Khan, a scheming tiger in “The Jungle Book: Welcome to the Jungle,” to be performed by Little People’s Repertory Theatre of San Lorenzo Valley. The original rock musical, written by LPRT executive director Janinne Chadwick, will run July 23 through Aug. 2 at Park Hall in Ben Lomond. For tickets
Frolic in the park
The San Lorenzo Valley Nature Academy participated in a Renaissance fair April 28 at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond. There, seventh and eighth grade students took part in activities and games relating to Renaissance times.
Baymonte students graduate from D.A.R.E. program
Thirty-four fifth-grade students from Baymonte Christian School graduated from the D.A.R.E. program on Tuesday, Mar. 25.
News Briefs | Published April 17, 2026
Santa Cruz METRO celebrates Earth Day with free fares
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) is celebrating Earth Day by offering free fares countywide on all fixed-route, ParaCruz and Highway 17 Express services on Wednesday, April 22.
As part of this year’s Earth Day celebration, METRO...
Anna Louise Legner-Brunetti-Foster May 6, 1965 — March 15, 2012
A memorial service is planned for Sunday, April 1, for Anna Louise Legner-Brunetti-Foster of Scotts Valley, who died of cancer March 15. She was 46.
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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