Public Library Friends Join Santa Cruz Gives
Since 2015, Santa Cruz Gives, the digital holiday fundraising program for local nonprofits, has provided financial support to an array of agencies that do good work for others. Whether providing meals, financial assistance or access to job opportunities, the 501c3 organizations selected by Santa...
News Briefs | Published March 14, 2025
Industry veterans to lead podcasting and streaming class series
Cabrillo College Extension, Community Television and SantaCruzVoice.com are offering an eight-part series of hands-on “Podcasting and Streaming – Concept to Creation” classes for those wishing to host their own digital media podcast and/or streaming radio show.
Classes...
Cabrillo eyes move to new Scotts Valley library
Cabrillo College and the City of Scotts Valley are near a deal that would move Cabrillo’s Scotts Valley campus from Whispering Pines Drive to a new home connected to the new Scotts Valley Library.
SLV Water District names new district manager
At the Thursday, Dec. 4 meeting of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, the board of directors announced the hiring of Brian C. Lee as the new district manager.
Spontaneous combustion destroys BC home
A two-story home on Mitchell Drive in Boulder Creek burned to the ground Friday, June 11, after rags that had been used to stain a deck spontaneously combusted in the sun.
River and Road Cleanup volunteers sought
With summer winding down, it’s time, once again, to clean up the mess that inevitably accumulates along the roads and waterways of the San Lorenzo Valley.
Driver pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed 2
A woman charged with the death of a Scotts Valley man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and drunken driving this week and will be sentenced to 26 years in state prison.
New Felton Library
Plans for the new Felton Library are moving forward, with constructed expected to begin in 2018.
Lompico voters reject Measure N by single vote
Never let it be said that a one vote never made a difference.
Senior citizen help classes start Thursday
Once again, the wonderful folks who have taken Project Scout review classes in the latest IRS rules and regulations are ready to help the over-60 senior community at the Scotts Valley Senior Center. This program is sponsored by the Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties and is free to the taxpayer.
$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains
Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire to implement an ambitious, regionally...