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September 21, 2025

Fire districts launch Regional Fire Service Consolidation Feasibility Study

The City of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley Fire Protection District, Central Fire District and the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct a Regional Fire Service Consolidation Feasibility Study. This study aims to enhance fire...

You can help the students of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District achieve success!

The San Lorenzo Valley Foundation for Education, in collaboration with parent-volunteer school clubs, has launched ‘Fund Education!’ This fundraising campaign provides an easy way for community members to make tax-deductible donations to help provide essential resources and innovative programs in support of San LorenzoValley public schools.

Unique house overlooking Scotts Valley hits the market

A home shaped like a rocket ship and perched on top of a hill overlooking Scotts Valley is up for sale.

Rent caps for Section 8 program successfully challenged

It would seem the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would be the last agency that needs convincing rents have risen sharply in Santa Cruz County. Yet that is what the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz needed to do- prove the HUD-imposed rent caps for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program were simply  too low for the program to be successful.

Preliminary hearing: suspect accused of shooting at CHP officers in Scotts Valley

CHP arresting suspect
Kristopher Payopay has failed to evade attempted murder charges. He’s accused of shooting at California Highway Patrol officers in Scotts Valley with a machine gun during a pursuit. He was held to answer by Judge Hector Ramon for 10 crimes, plus enhancements, during a preliminary...

Grimm compilation takes SLV stage

The curtain at San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Performing Arts Center is raring to rise as a student-directed show, “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” opens to audiences tonight, May 3.

Martial arts studio expands

A procession of close to 300 people, many wearing martial arts uniforms, will parade from Elite Martial Arts in the Scotts Valley Square shopping center on Nov. 2 to the studio’s new location in Kings Village.

Police work to complete stolen football cash investigation

Police are tying up all the loose ends in the investigation into more than $25,500 in cash and checks that were stolen from the Scotts Valley office of Harbor High School football coach Travis Rebbert in August.

News Briefs (April 3, 2015)

MCT announces benefit performance to support BC Brewery staff

Inside county property auctions

The office of the Santa Cruz County Treasurer and Tax Collector recently announced that, in an effort to collect $3.2 million owed in unpaid property taxes, penalties, and fees, as many as 186 parcels of land within the county could be headed to the auction block.

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Felton Fire District faces concerns over parcel tax proposal

Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has been in the news of late due to the calamitous nature of its board and leadership, and the...