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.
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.
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.
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.