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July 5, 2025

Business Notes: Safeway to assist in local food drive

Safeway stores in Scotts Valley, Felton and throughout the region will collect donated food items during July to boost the summer food drive of Second Harvest Food Bank, which assists the needy.

County confirms first swine flu death

A middle-aged Santa Cruz County woman died at a local hospital Tuesday, July 7, after being hospitalized with the H1N1 flu virus, county public health officer Poki Namkung said.

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Valley People: Givers get the gift of barbecue

For a change, Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club members were treated to a meal on Wednesday, July 8, instead of providing a community service, as they usually do.

SLV Middle School promotes Calden to principal

San Lorenzo Valley Middle School has a new principal — a leader who knows the ins and outs of the district well.

It’s a jungle out there

A WILD TIME: Dan Johnson as Mowgli, a wild boy raised by wolves, casts a wary eye in the direction of Sage Wilkinson playing Shere Khan, a scheming tiger in “The Jungle Book: Welcome to the Jungle,” to be performed by Little People’s Repertory Theatre of San Lorenzo Valley. The original rock musical, written by LPRT executive director Janinne Chadwick, will run July 23 through Aug. 2 at Park Hall in Ben Lomond. For tickets

Open-space bill moves ahead

A bill to make it easier to form a Santa Cruz County open space district moved out of an Assembly committee this week after last-minute opposition by agricultural interests threatened to kill it.

Appeal of city-county tax dispute likely to get pricey

Santa Cruz County is preparing to appeal a judge’s decision that the county wrongly withheld tax revenues destined for Scotts Valley, virtually ensuring that taxpayers will end up footing legal bills exceeding $1 million.

LAFCo to consider district oversight

The countywide Local Agency Formation Commission will consider limited oversight of Santa Cruz County’s special districts to ensure public access to their governing documents, as recommended two weeks ago by the county civil grand jury.

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Library group urges more library usage

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...