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October 8, 2026

Scotts Valley Water District asks customers to limit use

Scotts Valley Water
SCOTTS VALLEY—The Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) has declared a Stage 2 Water Shortage and is offering customers rebates and other incentives to use water efficiently this summer. Rainfall totals in the Scotts Valley area this year are less than half of normal, and last...

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Monning endorses Stone for state assembly

County offers path to compliance for non-permitted structures

With a goal of reducing the number of unpermitted structures in the region, Santa Cruz County planning officials have introduced the Legalization Assistance Permit Program, a program that allows property owners to work with the county to legalize unpermitted structures, remodels, and alterations without fear of fines or legal action.

SLVHS girls basketball team captures first-ever SCCAL title

SLVHS girls basketball
The Covid-19 pandemic nearly put a damper on this year’s season for the San Lorenzo Valley High girls basketball team for a second straight year. But, the Cougars were allowed to continue their season due to changes in the state’s youth sports guidelines. They made...

Company to streamline rebuilding permitting process for CZU victims

CZU August Lightning Complex
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County will hire a company to handle the permitting process for residents rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.  The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the plan to hire Pleasanton-based engineering firm 4Leaf, Inc....

Cal Fire officials: Fire season over

Local California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials have declared an end to the 2011 fire season, today, Nov. 7.

KBCZ’s Annual Fundraiser a Community Celebration

KBCZ
The tie-dye and classic rock shirts abounded. Punk and heavy metal riffs wafted through their air. People of all ages beat the heat by plunging into the San Lorenzo River. It was all part of the fun at Junction Park in Boulder Creek on Aug....

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Chili cook-off returns for second year

The second annual SLV Chili Cook-Off will take place October 12 at Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District.

Lockdown at SLVHS

Karen van Putten, the Principal of San Lorenzo Valley High School, applied an excellent principle of communication when she sent a letter to the families whose children were under lockdown on February 2. She reported that she had called for a lockdown on the three campuses and why she had done so.

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Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship

Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a...