County Seeks Sheriff’s Office Inspector
Santa Cruz County will send out a request for proposals (RFP) for an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that would have independent oversight of the Sheriff’s Office, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 1185, a state law passed in 2020, allows...
County fair to open Tuesday
The Santa Cruz County Fair will open its gates on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at noon to commence the six-day extravaganza.
Interim Zayante Fire Chief Hopes to Improve Station
Interim Zayante Fire Chief Dan Walters is a likable guy. Sitting across from him on a picnic table outside of the Zayante Fire Station, Walters is easy-going and full of pride: not for himself, but for the men and women who voluntarily serve the...
Scotts Valley divers help bust Lover’s Point poachers
Visitors to Lover's Point in Pacific Grove last Sunday afternoon may have been witness to an unusual sight, as a pair of wetsuit-clad men toting a large stringer of illegally caught rock cod led another wetsuit-wearing man on a 1.5-mile chase through town.
SLVWD Appoints Jeffrey Hill to Fill Board Vacancy
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors appointed Jeffrey Hill to fill a vacant seat on the board at the April 21 board meeting.
Hill, a Scotts Valley resident and District customer since 1998, has served two years on the District’s Budget and...
Bernardo ‘Bennie’ Romele Aug. 14, 1933 — Jan. 7, 2012
A celebration of life will be Feb. 4 in Felton for longtime town resident Bernardo “Bennie” Romele, who died Jan. 7 at Stanford University at the age of 78.
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...
