Scotts Valley City Manager: We’re closing Siltanen Park ballfields, building 50 pickleball courts and reopening airport
Mali LaGoe caught Scotts Valley City Council off-guard with some major announcements at the body’s regularly-scheduled meeting today.
“After extensive public outreach, it’s been determined that the highest and best use of the Siltanen ballfields is to immediately convert them to the largest dog park...
SLV boys golf on track to defend SCCAL crown | Weeklys Sports Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High boys golf team found their way back into the win column with a 184-206 victory against Soquel High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on March 26.
Tanner Brewer, a senior, earned medalist honors after he shot a 34 at...
Highway 9 daytime one-way reversing traffic control set for next week
Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30.
Caltrans noted that there will be no traffic control in effect on Tuesday, March 31, for the state holiday.
• Between McGaffigan Mill...
Pellerin honors local leaders at 2026 Women of the Year celebration
While locals and flatlanders alike flocked to the Santa Cruz coastline on March 20 to escape the heat wave that gripped the state, a representation of local dignitaries met up with 13 women who were honored by the office of District 28’s Assemblymember Gail...
News Briefs | Published March 20, 2026
Top Dog Film Festival returns to Santa Cruz
The beloved Top Dog Film Festival is back for another season, showcasing a new line-up of short films celebrating the bond between dogs and humans. The festival returns Saturday, March 21, at 7pm at the Rio Theatre...
Early morning blaze at Bonny Doon fire station
Around 4:45am Wednesday, firefighters learned of a fire at the McDermott Fire Station in Bonny Doon, at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road.
The response to 7276 Empire Grade included crews from Cal Fire, the Santa Cruz County Fire Department...
Daytime and overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton continues week of March 16
A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools complex in Felton continues with daytime and overnight traffic control next week.
Monday, March 16, through Thursday, March 19: Overnight traffic...
Felton’s Thormann marks 50 years with PGA
Northern California PGA (NCPGA) Hall of Famer Jerome “Jerry” Thormann has reached a momentous milestone in 2026, as it marks his 50th year as a member of the PGA of America, the world’s largest working sports organization.
This half-century achievement acknowledges five decades of dedication,...
Vegetation control project to impact Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley next week
Caltrans crews will conduct a vegetation control project north of Scotts Valley next week, which will result in the daytime closure of one lane of northbound Highway 17.
Travelers will encounter a closure of the #2 (right lane) of northbound Highway 17 from Monday, March...
Scarborough family opens Felton Ace Hardware at shuttered Rite Aid site
A little over a week ago, 12-year-old Felton resident Luke Smith got wind that the old Rite Aid building in his hometown would be reopening within days.
And on March 2, at about 7:20am, he cruised over there with his 10-year-old sister Elsie, as Felton...
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...
