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April 5, 2026

Violent crime drops in Scotts Valley

Violent crime was down in 2009 in Scotts Valley from 2008, according to the Federal Investigation Bureau’s annual statistics.

Josephine Spitzer Nov. 30, 1921 — Sept. 12, 2010

A celebration of life will be Oct. 9 for Josephine Spitzer, who died Sept. 12 at her home in Boulder Creek. She was 88 years old.

Valley People

Youngsters win Ben Lomond chili cook-off

Chase ends in arrests in SV

Two men and a woman were arrested Friday, Sept. 17, after a brief car chase that started at Kmart on Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley.

SV calls off foreclosure of former Target site

Scotts Valley has called off its foreclosure of a 17½-acre parcel on La Madrona Drive that once was slated for a 143,000-square-foot Target store.

News Briefs

Bonny Doon Fire heads to court

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

BL Theater wins rights to “Miracle on 34th Street’

Ben Lomond-based Mountain Community Theater has won the right to put on a play that members of the theater wrote after they lost the rights to publish and put on the show close to a decade ago.

School board reaches out to Scotts Valley for ideas

Scotts Valley Unified School District trustees has reached out to the community for solutions to a projected two-year, $2 million deficit as discussion about a potential parcel tax to bridge the funding gap begins to heat up.

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...