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 of experience in the public transit industry and city management, most recently as Executive Director of the Livermore Amador Valley...
Remaining ‘Do Not Drink-Do Not Boil’ orders lifted for SLVWD customers
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD), in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board, announced on Oct. 23 the cancellation of the “Do Not Drink-Do Not Boil” notice in all of its service areas.
Customers may resume using tap water for drinking, cooking...
SLVUSD Will Explore Full-Day Kindergarten
After parents advocated for full-day kindergarten at consecutive school board meetings, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District said it was willing to explore the idea.
Dylan Fetzer, a Ben Lomond resident who has a boy entering transitional kindergarten (TK) next year, says it’s something...
Something Great Is Coming: San Lorenzo Valley’s Production of West Side Story
“Could it be? Yes it could. Something’s coming, something good…” Tony sings with a floating falsetto, played by San Lorenzo Valley High School’s very own junior, Jack Calden. His expressions illuminate center stage and he excitedly sings his centerpiece solo for the legendary musical, West Side Story.
Monday mess
Scotts Valley city workers had a mess to clean up Monday after one of its garbage trucks lost its trailer, spilling rubbish near the intersection of Mt. Hermon and Glen Canyon roads on Monday.
SLVWD plans $10 per month increase to fund CZU rebuild
The humming, buzzing and echoing inside the Boulder Creek facility that prepares drinking water for the San Lorenzo Valley makes one feel like they’re at an aquatic center. That the San Lorenzo Valley Water District uses a chlorine disinfection process (sodium hydrochloride)—alongside the tiny...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
