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October 26, 2025

Highway 9 reopens at Jaye’s Slide following culvert repair

Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide in Ben Lomond reopened June 22 following installation of a culvert across the entire width of the roadway at...

Santa Cruz County families collect $10M in federal assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved nearly $10 million in relief for Santa Cruz County families affected by two natural disasters this...

Scotts Valley gets below-average grade for quality of roads

At its most recent regularly-scheduled meeting, Scotts Valley City Council heard from a consultant that it didn’t do so well on the pavement condition...

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...

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Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...