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October 26, 2025

Scotts Valley Water District to replace failing well

Scotts Valley residents will be sippin’ on some fresh new water by the beginning of 2024 thanks to a plan to replace an existing...

Powers Forestry scoops up contract for SLVWD tree work

Powers Forestry LLC has been tapped to complete tree work along a 1.3-mile section of Foreman Creek and Peavine Creek, as part of ongoing...

Task force organizing affordable housing forum

As Affordable Housing Month—aka May—approaches, Linda Kerner has been taking stock of all the years she’s been raising awareness about the subject. “Oh my gosh,...

Lawsuit continues over SVUSD pandemic policies

On April 12, Scotts Valley Unified School District Superintendent Tanya Krause shared, in a message to the community, her “surprise” that President Joe Biden...

Santa Cruz County receives more than $5M to assist youth and the unhoused

County of Santa Cruz has announced more than $5.6 million in funding for health and safety programs through the California Board of State and...

Residents get update on post-storm recovery during meeting in Ben Lomond

On Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had already assisted around 100 residents at the Disaster Recovery Center in Felton, which was...

Scotts Valley has capacity to build 3,407 homes, says consultant

Scotts Valley has just over half-a-year to develop a Housing Element that other communities can take years to get across the finish line. But it...

Laird announces state senate re-election campaign

Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) has announced the launch of his re-election campaign for the 17th District, which includes Monterey, San Benito and Santa...

Major disaster declaration puts assistance gears in motion

At least 46 homes in the San Lorenzo Valley area were more than 50% destroyed by the recent wave of storms, according to a...

City of Scotts Valley adopts new streetlight banner policy

Are you a nonprofit worker looking to boost awareness about a civic welfare initiative or part of a group seeking to get the word...

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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...