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April 3, 2026

Boulder Creek: The end of the line’s beginning

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of Sunset magazine’s declaration of Boulder Creek as one of 20 ultimate fantasy towns in its February 2012 edition, Boulder Creek writer Charise Olson has written about the history of the “absurdly rural” valley town.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Council notes

City adopts two-tiered pension plan for police

Felton affordable-housing project officially dead

A controversial plan to build housing for low-income families and seniors in Felton was terminated by county leaders last week.

Man killed in solo Graham Hill crash

A 21-year-old man from Ben Lomond was killed in a solo collision on Graham Hill Road in Felton early Wednesday morning.

Bethany campus sale not yet finalized

The Bethany University campus is still for sale, six months after Olivet University moved in and began hosting classes on the Scotts Valley campus.

News Briefs

Alleged embezzler enters not-guilty plea

Reva Ruth Slaughter June 6, 1919 — Feb. 5, 2012

A private memorial will be held for Reva R. Slaughter, who died at her home in Scotts Valley in the company of her immediate family. She was 92.

‘Crimes of the Heart’ leads off theater’s 30th year

New York Magazine once wrote of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Crimes of the Heart,” “From time to time, a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre.”

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...