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November 1, 2025

SV City Council Worries Opioid Settlement Will Fund Syringe Exchange

Around the bend of the San Lorenzo River from a section recently rehabilitated with long grasses, buzzing insects and wildflowers, bicycle carcasses lay strewn...

SVHS Drama Ready for Final Show of School Year

The satirical comedy musical “Urinetown” based on the book by Greg Kotis was released in 2001. The musical, which satirizes the legal system, capitalism,...

SVPD Outlines Military-Grade Weapons in its Armory

Scotts Valley police say they don’t have much in the way of militaristic crime-fighting gear. During the April 6 Scotts Valley City Council meeting, Capt....

Ben Lomond Man Drowns After Car Crashes into Zayante Creek

A 78-year-old Ben Lomond man died on April 7 after his vehicle went off the road and into Zayante Creek, authorities said. Don Daily was...

Scotts Valley High Star Football Player Killed in Crash

In the last two years, the Scotts Valley High School varsity football team only lost one game. But on March 30, a key component of...

State Eviction Protections Extended Through June

Some California renters facing eviction at the end of March got a reprieve on March 31 when Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis signed legislation that...

Ben Lomond Business Revels in History

According to a historical inventory application, the Hessey House, aka the “pink house” at the southern entrance to Ben Lomond, is the oldest business/residence...

Scotts Valley Ballroom Dance Studio Welcomes Interested Students

Back in July 2021, when the Press Banner reported that Richard Myers and his wife Marianne were planning to open a ballroom dance studio...

SLVUSD Bands Persevere

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District’s Music Director Carey Liston knows the show must go on.  Despite rapid-fire setbacks for her band members ranging from...

Santa Cruz METRO announces new CEO

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) on Friday announced it has named Michael Tree its new CEO/General Manager. Tree has nearly three decades...

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

Community Bridges WIC remains open during government shutdown  Community Bridges Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program remains fully funded and operational ensuring continued support for...