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October 2, 2025

Supervisor McPherson to retire at end of term

When Fifth District Supervisor Bruce McPherson was growing up, he thought he might pursue medicine. But he was also drawn to the family business...

Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury tackles housing crisis

A new report from the Civil Grand Jury takes square aim at the affordable housing crisis in Santa Cruz County and demands local planners...

Full closure of Hwy 9 in Ben Lomond takes effect

Travelers will encounter a full closure of Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide, which started June 12 and continues through June 26, as Caltrans crews...

Monte Sereno appoints Powell as city attorney

Monte Sereno has voted to appoint Kirsten Powell, Scotts Valley’s top legal official, as its new city attorney. The new post in Silicon Valley, however,...

County of Santa Cruz releases 2023-24 proposed budget

The County of Santa Cruz has released its 2023-24 Proposed Budget and interactive website, giving residents unprecedented digital access to County spending and revenue...

Scotts Valley police chief says gung-ho recruits reason for increased arrests

Scotts Valley Police Department may not quite have enough officers yet to restart its investigations unit, but the patrol department is finally fully staffed,...

Scotts Valley Housing Element workshop features little community input

Scotts Valley hosted a virtual public workshop May 30 to discuss the draft Housing Element that was released May 19, but the meeting yielded...

Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge threw out the California Department of Transportation’s request for a new trial in a case where a...

Staff turnover keeps Scotts Valley from improving infrastructure

Scotts Valley Council members remained poised, asking constructive questions, as they were told about just how bogged down some of their infrastructure improvement projects...

Driver who hit and killed pedestrian lambasts Caltrans

Every time Jeremy Paul Shreves rides the bus past the place where he accidentally killed pedestrian Josh Howard with his SUV in 2019, he...

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 26, 2025

Music at Skypark wraps up 16th season this Sunday The free outdoor Music at Skypark concert series concludes its 16th season this Sunday, Sept. 28,...