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Omega Nu Santa Cruz awarded college and vocational scholarships to 31 students from Santa Cruz County high schools during a Scholarship Reception for the students and their families at the Harvey West Park Clubhouse on May 28. Over pizza, fresh fruit and home-baked cookies, students...

This month I’m responding to inquiries about Scotts Valley parks and street maintenance and repairs. City Hall improvements are also in process. 2022 has largely been a rebuilding year in Public Works. In late 2021 the City reinstated the Maintenance Division Manager position. This position...

Scotts Valley has authorized its attorney to begin the foreclosure process on the 17½-acre parcel slated for a 143,000-square-foot Target store on La Madrona Drive.

What appeared to be a smooth path through the picturesque Scotts Valley hills for Visit Santa Cruz County turned out to be a rocky road.  A proposed seven-year extension of the Tourism Marketing District (TMD) hit a pothole when Scotts Valley City Councilman Randy Johnson...

For 9-year-old George McClintock, Kessler’s Martial Arts and Fitness is the one place he can focus without his medication.

Major hour cutbacks across the Santa Cruz Public Library System take effect next week, including severe reductions in open hours to the Felton and Boulder Creek branches.

No news is good news, goes the old adage. And Scotts Valley Water District officials are hoping that’s the message they should take from the amount of public comment they got before approving a 5% rate hike—virtually zilch. “We had no one,” said Piret Harmon, the...

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted an adaptive Artificial Intelligence Appropriate Use policy, becoming among the first local governments in the United States to encourage the use of artificial intelligence among staff while creating a framework to address concerns related to...

Ray Griffiths passed away on Saturday, July 19 in Santa Cruz after an unexpected brief illness.