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September 15, 2025

In SLV, appointments favored over elections

Kathleen Ritchie, president of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, has announced her resignation from the board, effective Dec. 7.

Biker convention causes no major disruptions

A few hundred Hells Angels motorcycle club members arrived in Brookdale for a weekend convention at the Brookdale Inn & Spa last weekend.

River and Road Cleanup volunteers sought

With summer winding down, it’s time, once again, to clean up the mess that inevitably accumulates along the roads and waterways of the San Lorenzo Valley.

Bomb scare diffused in Scotts Valley

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad determined that a suspicious briefcase in the Scotts Valley Market parking lot was empty this morning.

Scotts Valley Mayor Jim Reed seeks re-election

Running for his third full term as a member of the Scotts Valley City Council,  Jim Reed says the city is “right on the cusp” of realizing some major long term goals, particularly the Town Center Project, and after all these years of planning and preparation, Reed wants to be part of getting it built.

Man faces drug charges after second arrest

A Felton man awaiting trial for charges of drug sales was arrested on suspicion of more drug-related crimes Saturday, March 29, in the Live Oak area of Santa Cruz.

SV prepares to foreclose on Target site

The site of the proposed Target superstore in Scotts Valley will face foreclosure on July 1 if land owner Title Two Investment Corp. does not pay more than $310,100 it owes the city in back property taxes.

Support wanes for sales tax

The Scotts Valley City Council decided against asking voters to renew a quarter-cent sales tax, saying that the trust of the community is more important than extending the tax during an unyielding down economy.

Insurance companies recalibrating the risk of wildfires- and dropping some clients

After buying home insurance from Liberty Mutual more than 35 years ago, Bob St. Clair received a letter stating that because his house in the Whispering Pines neighborhood of Scotts Valley was facing increased risk of wildfire and difficulty of access by emergency vehicles, Liberty Mutual was “choosing not to renew” his home insurance policy.

Scotts Valley man to be honored by Coast Guard commander

Next weekend, Scotts Valley resident Wally Smith and his wife, Jane Smith, will be headed on an all-expenses-paid trip to Orlando, Fla., where he will be personally honored by the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard as the 2013 Auxiliarist of the Year.

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...