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September 14, 2025

Oldest youth inmate soon to be released

Sometime in the next several weeks, Donald Gerald Schmidt, the oldest inmate in the California Youth Authority system, will likely learn when and where he will be released.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

News Briefs

SLV Museum wins grant

Metro cuts change routes in the valley

The valley will see consolidated bus routes and reduced services come September after Metro board members approved 10 percent in cuts to balance its scant budget last week. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District board members also declared a fiscal emergency and passed a two-year budget that relies heavily on reserves at their regular monthly meeting Friday, June 25.

Sheriff partners with Mexico to ID remains

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has joined forces with the Mexican Consulate to compare unidentified human remains and missing-persons reports in Mexico and Santa Cruz County in hopes of finding closure for cold cases, including several sets of remains discovered in the hills above Scotts Valley.

Business Notes

Montessori school plans open house

Seagate headquarters to leave Scotts Valley

Disk-drive manufacturer Seagate Technology will clear out the majority of its Scotts Valley campus and move its corporate headquarters to Cupertino, the company announced this week.

Mo’s Daycare calling it quits

Maureen Stebbins, the Felton fixture who has owned and operated Mo’s Daycare for the past 37 years, is closing up shop.

Summertime Fun

Photos from Boulder Creek Recreation's summer camp program.

SLV grads garner awards, scholarships

The graduates of the San Lorenzo Valley High School Class of 2010 have entered into the world of summer vacation, but during their high school years, they earned scholarships, awards and honors for their academic, athletic and other achievements.

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...