Seagate to lay off another 1,100
Scotts Valley-based Seagate Technology announced Wednesday that it will lay off approximately 1,100 members of its global workforce as part of a restructuring for the hard-disk manufacturer.
Eshoo telephone town hall meeting tonight
Representative Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting tonight, Tues. May 12 at 7 p.m.
Business Notes
Loggers threw axes for accuracy and manned chainsaws for speed as Boulder Creek Hardware staged its annual Lumberjack Days on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, to celebrate the town’s logging history.
Owens trains citizens in preparedness
Fire engineer Nick Owens stepped up when many other Scotts Valley firefighters didn’t, taking on leadership of a program to train citizens to help their families and neighbors in a major disaster.
Press-Banner embraces Twitter
Joining more than 10 million others, the Press-Banner is now tweeting.
Prolific graffiti suspect arrested
Aptos’ Cody Chirolo, 21, was arrested April 29 in connection with at least 27 instances of graffiti across the county, including two spray-painted “murals” in Scotts Valley.
Union, management spar again at The Camp
On 25 pastoral acres on the outskirts of Scotts Valley, people hooked on drugs or alcohol can find the motivation and support they need to straighten out.
Felton Fire District faces concerns over parcel tax proposal
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has been in the news of late due to the calamitous nature of its board and leadership, and the...