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October 16, 2026

Fire district directors take token pay cut

Directors of the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District took a $5 pay cut this month as a gesture to mirror what the firefighters they govern gave up a year ago.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Robert E. Golding, Jr. — January 10, 1947 – September 8, 2012

A celebration of life for Ben Lomond resident Robert “Bob” Golding will be held in Massachusetts next week.

Italian deli offers Felton a taste of Rome

When the city of Santa Cruz told Chris Castelli she could not renew her lease for the bait shop and walk-up restaurant she had run for six years on the wharf, she bid “ciao” to Santa Cruz and “buongiorno” to Felton.

Cleanup nets thousands of pounds of trash in valley

Volunteers county-wide turned out for the annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 15, pulling trash and recyclables from Santa Cruz County’s waterways and beaches as part of a statewide conservation effort.

Make your home energy-wise

With September nearly halfway past, Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley are once barreling toward winter, a typically damp and dark season under the trees and at the bottom of the canyons of our communities.

Dispatch Log

Scotts Valley Police Department

Cross honors murder victims in Ben Lomond

A 4-foot cross made of first-growth redwood has been permanently placed on the Ben Lomond roadside where local resident Joanna “Asha” Veil, seven months pregnant, was found murdered in 2006.

News briefs

Candidate receives Sierra Club endorsement

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 16, 2026

Safe Corridor Initiative discusses highway safety Representatives from Caltrans, California Highway Patrol and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, along with San Mateo County Supervisor...