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Scotts Valley
November 10, 2025

The office comes even closer to home

With Silicon Valley a time-consuming and treacherous commute away and companies looking to trim costs, some local folks have found themselves working outside of the traditional office scenario via the Internet.

Business Notes

Group touts shopping locally

Heavy rains topple trees, cause damage

The strongest storm of the rainy season brought down trees, causing power failures as well as damage to homes and vehicles in the San Lorenzo Valley on Saturday night, Nov. 20, and into Sunday morning.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Ben Lomond hires volunteer as fire chief

Longtime Ben Lomond Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter Stacie Brownley is the district’s new chief.

Deputies find pot, assault weapons at five homes

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office discovered a large cache of marijuana and automatic weapons last week at five houses in Santa Cruz County, including one outside Scotts Valley and one in Bonny Doon.

News Briefs

Baymonte donates hundreds of boxes to needy

Dispatch Log

Scotts Valley Police Department

Valley People

Girl Scouts collect coats

Hanging on by a thread

Editor’s Note: When people in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley give food and help to Valley Churches United Missions around the holidays, it’s often distributed quickly and without fanfare.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...