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Scotts Valley
October 27, 2025

Scout cleans up old Henry Cowell grow

An ecologically sensitive area of the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park recently got a big helping hand from a dedicated young man.

Bottles for a cause

A team of eighth-graders and their Scotts Valley Middle School teacher have embarked on a campaign to drastically cut down the number of plastic bottles students discard while opening eyes to the pollution they create.

Storm lets up after heavy damage

In case the San Lorenzo Valley communities felt left out following the storm damage doled out to Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz by the previous weekend’s storms, Mother Nature played a quick game of catch-up Thursday, March 24, and Saturday, March 26.

Here comes the sun

Local residents were out and about enjoying the warm weather Thursday, March 31. A rainless weekend lies ahead, with temperatures expected to reach a high of 79 degrees on Friday before cooling off to 66 on Saturday and Sunday.

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City to control redevelopment land, explore wind power

This list is a summary of decisions made by the Scotts Valley City Council at its March 16 meeting. For more information: www.scottsvalley.org.

News Briefs

Desalination debate scheduled

Lee McMillan Johnson Dec. 4, 1922 — March 18, 2011

A memorial service is planned in April for Lee McMillan Johnson, who died Friday, March 18, in Scotts Valley. She was 88.

Grad night fundraising nears an end

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Grad Night committee is nearing its fundraising goal to pay for one of the school’s most important events of the year, the Safe and Sober Grad Night. The final major fundraiser will be a Wine and Chocolate Tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. April 16 at Bruno’s Barbecue, 230 Mount Hermon Road, Ste. G, in Scotts Valley.

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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...