Report: Regulate pot farms
An environmental report released this week lists 14 “significant and unavoidable” environmental pitfalls associated with unchecked growth of cannabis cultivation in Santa Cruz County.
News Briefs | Published May 3, 2024
Prescribed burn continues at Big Basin State Park
California State Parks and allied agencies, including Cal Fire, began a prescribed burn on April 24 in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
The 30-acre burn is occurring in the northern end of the park near Johansen and China...
Local tech expert offers guided tours of Apple products
The rapid advancement and adoption of technology in all facets of modern life can be baffling and intimidating for greenhorn users. To battle that perception, Scotts Valley resident and tech support guru Doreen Lozano has begun offering classes to neophyte users of Apple’s popular iPad tablet to residents of Santa Cruz County.
Local mechanic recovers from hit by drunken driver
On Dec. 10, Ricky Dahill stepped into a crosswalk to cross the street while visiting Folsom. Three weeks later, he woke up in a hospital in Sacramento. He didn’t return to his Scotts Valley home until February, and he has yet to resume his mechanic’s job with his father, Leland Dahill, at Leland’s Automotive.
New electric motorcycle anything but a Zero
Zero Motorcycle founder and Chief Technical Officer Neal Saiki has promised comedian Jay Leno that the first street-legal Zero S electric motorcycle off the production line will go straight to Leno’s garage.
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...
