Council Paves Way for Scotts Valley’s First-Ever ‘Mixed-Use’ Development
When you exit Highway 17 at the offramp to downtown Scotts Valley and look to your right upon arrival at the Welcome sign, you’ll see a sloping field ringed by trees, a gas station and residential subdivisions.
But a new gateway to the community has...
SLVHS hosts Career Expo
More than 200 students from San Lorenzo Valley High School got a peek into potential careers during the annual Career Expo on Monday.
Community theater fights to stay open
Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild may go dark before the first player hits his mark under the blaring, new spotlight.
Beauty-industry workers sue state officials, saying they’ve been unfairly targeted during shutdowns
Jennifer Wadsworth and Mat Weir, Contributing Reporters
If you ask beauty salon owners in Santa Cruz County, they’ll tell you the on-and-off lockdowns during the pandemic have been downright backward when it comes to their industry.
Deborah Riley, owner of Lavish Salon in Santa Cruz, says...
Library lease hammered out
After an 11th-hour delay in finalizing the lease agreement between the city of Scotts Valley and the county of Santa Cruz for the new library branch on Kings Village Road, the deal is set to move forward pending a vote of the Library Joint Powers Board set for Monday, June 6.
Volunteer firefighter trainee dies during exercise
Santa Cruz resident Daniel Lamothe, a 38-year-old firefighting trainee, has died after a mishap during a firefighter training program in the San Lorenzo Valley over the weekend, according to authorities.
At a session on Sunday at the Ben Lomond Training Center, the volunteer became "medically...
Scotts Valley’s city manager leaving post, heading to Coronado
After 16 years in local government across Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley City Manager Tina Friend is leaving her post to start a new job in Coronado in September, the city announced Wednesday.
“This community has given me more gifts than I could have ever...
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...
