Former Scotts Valley resident Alexander D. Ratliff, of Salinas, died Sunday, Jan. 8, from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Reservation Road near Marina. He was 19.
On Feb. 1, redevelopment agencies throughout California will become a thing of the past as the court-delayed California State Assembly Bill 1x26, known as the Dissolution Act, takes effect.
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...