UPDATE: Scotts Valley man arrested, released after SC stabbing
Twenty-year-old Jabriel Levi Grisell of Scotts Valley was arrested on suspicion of stabbing two men at a party in Santa Cruz last weekend, but was released from jail this week.
Meet Scotts Valley’s new mayor
Scotts Valley Vice Mayor Jim Reed was passed the mayor’s gavel Wednesday night after a unanimous vote by the City Council.
BC’s South Street Center opens to public
For more than two decades, the South Street Center in Boulder Creek has been a gathering place for home-schooling families in the San Lorenzo Valley.
SV approves changes to housing plan
The Scotts Valley City Council approved updates to the city’s housing element to comply with state standards.
Business notes: Ben Lomond clinic to help smokers quit
Dr. Amy Solomon of Balance Health of Ben Lomond will offer a three-hour workshop for smokers, titled Tobacco Workshop: Quit in time for the New Year.
James Arthur Pierce
James Arthur Pierce died of heart failure at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz on Thanksgiving morning. He was 76.
Weekend brings holiday festival to Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley will ring in the holiday season with its annual tree-lighting festival Saturday, Dec. 5.
SV to take hard look at open-space bill
The Scotts Valley City Council has established an ad hoc subcommittee to analyze a bill that would make it possible to form an open-space district in Santa Cruz County.
Lester Grizzell
Lester Grizzell, known as “Les the Barber,” of Ben Lomond died last week in Corte Madera after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 82.
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...