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Scotts Valley
October 27, 2025

Community Day planning under way

Scotts Valley Community Day leaders Gina Johnson and Lori Gentile are looking for volunteers to help with 2011 Community Day in Scotts Valley, slated for Sept. 10.

Cabrillo eyes move to new Scotts Valley library

Cabrillo College and the City of Scotts Valley are near a deal that would move Cabrillo’s Scotts Valley campus from Whispering Pines Drive to a new home connected to the new Scotts Valley Library.

Lompico water project nears a head

A five-year argument about repairs to a water main on Lake Boulevard in Lompico seems to be approaching a contentious conclusion.

News briefs

Big Basin general plan in the works

Area clerks busted for selling alcohol to minors

Five Scotts Valley retail clerks were cited for selling alcohol to minors Friday, Feb. 25, after underage decoys working with the Scotts Valley Police Department ran a sting operation at 10 local shops.

Mending horses and hearts

A recently painted mural of Cookie, a rescued horse, adorns the wall of one of the first stables at the Covered Bridge Equestrian Center in Felton. The mural was painted by Theresa Patzke Guiver as a tribute to Felton’s Michelle Lamelin, the founder of Mending Hearts horse rescue, for her work with horses and children.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Valley People

Two students from Scotts Valley High School and one from San Lorenzo Valley High School have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Owner of blighted Felton home arrested

Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the owner of a blighted property at 138 Felton Empire Road in Felton on suspicion of possessing ammunition after a woman who shares his home was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and cocaine for sale.

A day in the movies

Ben Lomond local Scott Allen acted as an extra Feb. 11 during filming for the movie “Contagion,” set for October release.

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lifting a van from the ocean

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...