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Scotts Valley
August 13, 2026

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.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

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.

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.

SV approves changes to housing plan

The Scotts Valley City Council approved updates to the city’s housing element to comply with state standards.

New Briefs: Light up the Valley entries due Thursday

Light up the Valley entries due Thursday

Police team up to patrol roads

Police officers from around the county will gather in Scotts Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 8, for an enforcement detail aimed at reducing aggressive driving and traffic accidents on city streets.

James Arthur Pierce

James Arthur Pierce died of heart failure at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz on Thanksgiving morning. He was 76.

SLV Sheriff’s Center moves in with Cal Fire

The San Lorenzo Valley Sheriff’s Service Center is moving to a new address in Felton to save money during a cash-strapped time for county government.

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.

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County of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County voters to decide half-cent sales tax in November

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has voted to place a temporary half-cent transactions and use tax measure on the Nov. 3 General Election...