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Board approves sales tax measure for March ballot Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 5 to place a half-cent sales tax measure on the 2024 March primary ballot. At 9%, sales tax in the unincorporated area is currently tied for the lowest among...

At a site that once employed nearly 1,000 workers at its height, eight employees now remain at Aviza Technology Inc., all working to sell everything that is left — everything from office supplies to refrigerator-sized devices with giant red buttons that look straight from a James Bond movie.

Downtown Boulder Creek is steadily becoming more friendly, thanks to efforts from merchants along Highway 9.

After more than 6 inches of rain fell in Scotts Valley and on mountain communities Tuesday and Wednesday, another “atmospheric river” is headed our way.The National Weather Service said the Santa Cruz Mountains could receive another six inches of rain between Saturday and Monday.“If the forecast  is realized, the hydrologic impacts of such a weather pattern are expected to be numerous and widespread,”  said forecaster Bob Benjamin.He said mudslides, power outages, and swollen rivers and streams were likely, and as was a flash flood watch.The Weekend Forecast:Saturday, Sunday: Rain, heavy at times.Send storm photos and stories of neighborhood heroes and good Samaritans to [email protected] !

A memorial service will be Saturday in Port Orchard, Wash., for Chester Eugene “Red” Elkins, whose life centered on the sport and business of bowling in Northern California for much of the latter half of the 20th century.

Cal Fire CZU Unit Chief Ian Larkin announced the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire was controlled on Dec. 23, a little over four months since the blaze started. Although the fire was declared 100% contained on Sept. 22, emergency responders had to put in much...

Ronald James Hinton

For people living in Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Ben Lomond and Felton, power outages have become a prominent aspect of daily life rather than an occasional annoyance.  During the last week of July, San Lorenzo Valley communities experienced a sustained loss of power every day for...