44.2 F
Scotts Valley
April 3, 2026

News briefs

Scotts Valley fireworks the only show in town

The fight to stay open

Every car owner in California might be required to pitch in to help keep the state park system up and running if the latest proposal out of Sacramento makes it past the state Senate and Assembly and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Scotts Valley approves budget

The Scotts Valley City Council approved its 2009-10 fiscal year budget Wednesday, June 17, with a caveat to revisit it after the first quarter of sales tax revenue comes in.

County board to meet Thursday in SV

The Santa Cruz County Board of Education will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 11, at Scotts Valley City Hall for what is listed as a "retreat meeting."

Fire sweeps through Bethany cafeteria

A three-alarm fire gutted most of the Bethany University cafeteria building Tuesday night, June 16.

Vandals cause SV skate park closure

The Scotts Valley Skate Park will be closed for three days after nearly a dozen graffiti markings were found in the park on Monday morning.

Highway 236 closure slated for June 22

Motorists should expect intermittent delays of 20 to 30 minutes on Highway 236 in Boulder Creek next week as Caltrans replaces culverts near Oak Avenue between China Grade Road and Highway 9.

Scotts Valley avoids layoffs

The city of Scotts Valley has escaped layoffs — for now — despite lower revenues to the general fund after the half-cent Measure C sales tax dropped to a quarter-cent last year.

Watch for tickets on private roads

Drivers on 14 privately owned and maintained streets in Scotts Valley can now get parking tickets.

SOCIAL MEDIA

2,479FansLike
667FollowersFollow
762FollowersFollow
60 miles per hour street sign in California

Caltrans changes speed limits on portion of Highway 17

Caltrans announced March 18 that speed limits will change on a 0.74-mile segment along Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County, following a recent engineering...