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October 12, 2026

SV Police chief John Weiss to retire

Scotts Valley Police Chief John Weiss is retiring Dec. 31, after more than 26 years with the only department where he has served as a full time police officer, 10 years as chief.

News Briefs

Light Up the Valley entries due Wednesday

Ben Lomond Residents Get First Look at Vets Village

vets village
Gabriel Barhell, 56, is a former Air Force medic from Tennessee who served in the first Gulf War. He came to Santa Cruz with his girlfriend, a traveling nurse. And when they broke up, he ended up living in the forest. “There was a glitch in...

Obituary: Carl Edward Glahn

Carl Edward Glahn

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Scam seminar planned

County: Evacuations near CZU burn scar take effect Sunday morning

Update (Oct. 23, 5pm) Residents in the northern reaches of the San Lorenzo Valley are being asked to evacuate at 8am Sunday in anticipation of heavy rains that could trigger debris flows near the CZU Lightning Complex burn scar. The evacuation orders include much of Brookdale...

BC Rec named family-friendly winner

The Boulder Creek Parks and Recreation District was named a winner of the 2009 Family-Friendly Workplace award.

School district reduces developer impact fees

The fees that developers have to pay Scotts Valley Unified School District are being cut almost in half, but not because Mayor Randy Johnson protested them publicly last December.

Obituary: Ruby Christine Ramsay (Towery)

Ruby Christine Ramsay (Towery)

Brutal and senseless crime in Boulder Creek

Sunday, September 13, between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., two people reportedly walked out of Scopazzi’s Restaurant without paying their bill. A restaurant employee followed the two, a man and a woman, into the parking lot to ask for payment. Instead of paying, the man allegedly stabbed the employee and another patron who was also in the parking lot.

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...

California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. The...