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Logging trucks to be re-routed from Boulder Creek neighborhood

April 10, 2014

Ben Lomond Man Drowns After Car Crashes into Zayante Creek

Four felony counts for child porn

Police Dispatch — March 8-12

March 21, 2016

SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENTMarch 8

San Lorenzo Valley Water District to support a merger with the Lompico County Water District

August 21, 2015

At their August 20, Board Meeting, San Lorenzo Valley Water District presented Resolution 8 (15-16) to support a merger with Lompico County Water District. The terms of the resolution specify how the “capital financial considerations are (to be) enforced.”

February 17, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO—The Ben Lomond man who used a homemade assault rifle to kill a federal law enforcement officer outside an Oakland courthouse nearly two years ago pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 to the charges in Northern District Court in San Francisco. Steven Carrillo, who formerly...

November 21, 2013

Rev. Dr. Brian Patrick Hall

County offers limited amnesty for unpermitted dwellings, if certified as safe

July 25, 2018

The County Planning Department knows there are hundreds of unpermitted dwellings throughout the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County, especially up and down the San Lorenzo Valley. Aimed at insuring a basic level of health and fire safety in these living spaces, the county has rolled out a new “Limited Immunity Amnesty Program,” called the Safe Structures Program, to improve the safety of both residents and neighbors of these “not-entirely-legal” residential spaces, while trying to avoid the dreaded “Red Tag” that puts people out of much needed affordable housing.

January 16, 2014

“Ur gross and annoying.”

May 31, 2022

“Future Agenda Items” is usually one of the least contentious portions of a Council meeting. It’s a time to propose new ideas and look ahead to what elected officials might tackle next. But on May 18, when Coun. Derek Timm proposed looking at raising the...

July 28, 2023

A voice rings out over the handheld radio: “Numerous callers reporting gunfire in the middle school gym.” With that, the first active shooter scenario of the afternoon kicks into gear. On July 14, at the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District tri-campus, the Santa Cruz...

Greetings from young readers!

December 24, 2015

We received two greeting cards designed and created by young readers.

Backyard burn season extinguished for summer

May 1, 2012

As of today, backyard burn season is officially closed for the summer.

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Logging trucks to be re-routed from Boulder Creek neighborhood

Ben Lomond Man Drowns After Car Crashes into Zayante Creek

Four felony counts for child porn

Eco issues inspire art show

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Police Dispatch — March 8-12

San Lorenzo Valley Water District to support a merger with the Lompico County Water District

Carrillo pleads guilty to federal murder charges

Obituary: Rev. Dr. Brian Patrick Hall

County offers limited amnesty for unpermitted dwellings, if certified as safe

Cyber-bullying: On the rise in schools

Vice Mayor voices transparency concerns

Sheriff’s Office hosts active shooter drills at San Lorenzo Valley campus

Greetings from young readers!

Backyard burn season extinguished for summer

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