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October 8, 2026

John Roberson

Services will be Saturday, May 8, for John Roberson, a native of Scotts Valley, who died of natural causes April 21 at his home. He was 58.

Greetings from young readers!

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Starbucks workers rally for unionization in Scotts Valley

Starbucks baristas hold signs and chant
On a drizzly Saturday afternoon in Scotts Valley, the rain came down softly but the voices of Starbucks baristas rose over the din of traffic as they staged a pro-union protest outside of their drive-thru location on Mount Hermon Road. About a dozen Starbucks employees...

PAC targets City Council challenger

Scotts Valley City Council candidate Jack Dilles has been the big spender in the 2016 City Council race, spending more than the other four candidates combined in a largely self-funded campaign.

SLV Museum in need of Christmas supplies

Supplies ran dry at this year’s children’s craft party at the San Lorenzo Valley Museum. The museum is now seeking donations of Christmas decorations and gift wrap supplies.

News Briefs

Monning endorses Stone for state assembly

Brook Knoll Elementary receives Distinguished School honors

A celebration is likely in the near future for staff and students of Brook Knoll Elementary School after the school received word last Wednesday that it had received designation as a California Distinguished School.

Sex abuse case against former SLVUSD admin paused

Just weeks before the civil child sex abuse trial was set to begin, it was canceled. Ned Hearn, the former SLVUSD teacher and administrator who faces a lawsuit by a student swimmer he coached in the ’90s in Dixon, Calif.—who says they had a sexual...

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Violeta Dauksa

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...