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October 26, 2025

Santa Cruz County’s indoor mask order returns Monday

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel on Friday issued a health order requiring all people to wear a face-covering when indoors...

Residents Question Need for Pine Flats Road Tree Removal Work

Anthony Hong is quite the tree-lover, although he isn’t exactly a card-carrying environmental activist. But when he could feel the thud of trunks slamming...

County Appeals to Governor After Wildfire Cleanup Contractor Vanishes

Following a litany of resident testimony from wildfire victims on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors became convinced a cleanup contractor that...

Supervisors approve redistricting map that will ‘reunify’ Scotts Valley

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to redistribute some 3,400 residents—the majority in the northern reaches of the...

Judge Paves Way for Sexually Violent Predator to Move to Bonny Doon

The gasps and cries of “oh my God” and “sick” were so loud, as it became clear Judge Syda Cogliati was about to approve...

Brookdale Lodge Deemed Historical Location

Santa Cruz County is replete with points of interest and historical locations. From the Mystery Spot to Wilder Ranch to Felton Covered Bridge, the...

The Mat Brings Fresh Tech to Boulder Creek

These days, everything is “smart.” Smartphones. Smartwatches. How about a smart laundromat? Behold The Mat in Boulder Creek, formerly the Village Wash. Run by third-generation...

Utility Regulator Turns Up Heat On PG&E After Recent Outages

A California energy regulator has become so vexed with troubled power provider PG&E following months of planned and unplanned outages it’s started to crackdown. In...

Volunteer Firefighters Recall Harrowing Dixie Days

When Zayante firefighters got the call at 7:11pm on Aug. 4 that their services were needed on the Dixie Fire, they had just hours...

Mayor’s ask could unify Scotts Valley in upcoming redistricting

A decade after Scotts Valley was split in two by redistricting, that city could be “reunified” under a proposal introduced to the Santa Cruz...

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities Presented by Food Trucks A Go Go, in partnership with the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF), the...