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Last week, in the third meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District since the “challenging slate” was elected as the board’s majority, the board voted 4-1 for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate pesticides by the district, keeping a campaign promise that remained controversial right up to the board’s vote.

Scotts Valley Police DepartmentJuly 214:44 p.m.: Three women reported a naked man for indecent exposure after he pulled up next to them in a car near Victor Square in Scotts Valley. July 2210:54 a.m.: $450 in merchandise was stolen from Scarborough Lumber on El Pueblo Road in Scotts Valley.3:24 p.m.: A man was arrested for being under the influence of controlled substances near the 7-11 on Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley. July 257:08 p.m.: A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle along Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.8:06 p.m.: A window was broken and a large screen TV was stolen from a residence on Disc Drive in Scotts Valley. July 267:58 p.m.: Juveniles were detained in a store on Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley after being caught trying to steal laxatives to poison their drug counselors. Santa Cruz County Sherriff’s OfficeJuly 175:33 a.m.: A fire led deputies to discover a BHO lab on Visitar Street in Felton and to the arrest of a suspect.4:05 p.m.: Two suspects for arrested for public intoxication on the 13000 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek. July 208:46 a.m.: A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 9400 block of Central Avenue in Ben Lomond. July 218:30 a.m.: A woman was arrested for trespassing and unlawful lodging at the Hanson Quarry in Scotts Valley.12:15 p.m.: A man was arrested for violating a restraining order against him on the 13000 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek.12:23 p.m.: A suspect was arrested for public intoxication in Ben Lomond. July 2211:41 a.m.: A suspect was arrested for assault on Hillcrest Drive in Ben Lomond.6:04 p.m.: A Suspect was arrested for public intoxication on the 13200 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. July 236:25 p.m.: A suspect was arrested for public intoxication in Felton.9:12 p.m.: Deputies were called after two unknown suspects shoplifted from the 6200 block of Graham Hill Road in Felton. July 255:03 p.m.: The CHP arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after crossing onto the wrong side of the road while speeding in Ben Lomond. July 268:39 a.m.: Deputies arrested a man for probation violation on the 13000 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek. July 274:50 p.m.: A man was arrested for being intoxicated in public on the 6700 block of Highway 9 in Ben Lomond.5:42 p.m.: A suspect was arrested for battery, preventing the victim from calling the police, and resisting arrest on Bean Creek Rd in Scotts Valley. July 288:42 a.m.: A shed was robbed on Fernwood Avenue in Ben Lomond and $3000 of ammunition, tools, and a RC drone were reported stolen.

Consulting scientist Mark Becker has been appointed to the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, effective Feb. 1, replacing Kathleen Ritchie, who resigned in December.

Amanda Danielle Gibney

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