Santa Cruz County’s bid to form an open-space district took a hit last week as advocates asked state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, for more time to craft the legislation to satisfy conservation groups outside the county.

Scotts Valley to collect e-waste

Bob Lang has been appointed the director of systems engineering for Scotts Valley-based IDE Corp.

The Boulder Creek Parks and Recreation District was named a winner of the 2009 Family-Friendly Workplace award.

It was six short months ago when Ben Lomond’s Colly Gruczelak hosted the first meeting of the Santa Cruz Mountains Gourmet Dinner Club.

Luke Thornley of Boy Scout Troop 604 of Scotts Valley has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest a Scout can earn. 

Vandalism that left $500,000 in construction equipment inoperable last month was announced on a Web site that regularly posts word of environmental-related attacks.

The Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously to eliminate three positions, cut two full-time jobs down to part time and begin a furlough that will close City Hall the third Friday of each month — all to minimize an annual deficit brought on by the shaky economic climate and impending 2011 expiration of the Measure C sales tax.