The rear wing of apartments at the Brookdale Inn and Spa burst into flames in the early evening Tuesday, Aug. 18, consuming 10 apartments and damaging 10 others in a blaze that drew more than 100 firefighters from around Santa Cruz County.
A bill that would make it easier to form an open-space district in Santa Cruz County is facing opposition from the Scotts Valley City Council and the California and Santa Cruz local agency formation commissions, among other groups.
This is the second summer in a row that Bonny Doon residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes as a fire threatened their homes and way of life.
A housing site on Scotts Valley’s Green Hills Road was hit by vandals last weekend, wreaking havoc on more than 15 pieces of heavy construction equipment with a mysterious powdery substance.
Smoke concentration in Santa Cruz County reached “Very Unhealthy” levels during today’s early morning hours as the region is affected by smoke and ash from the Lockheed Fire, according to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.
Cal Fire reported at 8 p.m. today that 15 percent of the Lockheed Fire is under control after burning 5,036 acres over the last two days in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Bonny Doon.
A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools...