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Santa Cruz County is moving to the red tier of the state’s Covid-19 reopening plan starting Wednesday, as predicted last week.  That means several indoor business operations can reopen starting Wednesday, including indoor dining, aquariums, museums, dance studios, gyms and movie theaters, all of which have...

Matt Driscoll, co-owner of The Pizza Series in Scotts Valley, prepares to serve a selection of pizzas Tuesday as part of Santa Cruz Pizza Week, running from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8. The inaugural event celebrates local culinary artistry and offers a chance for...

Bob Cocilova, 70, died May 6 at his home after a long battle with kidney cancer.

SCOTTS VALLEY—Scotts Valley elected officials listened with rapt attention as influential urban planner Bob Gibbs gave them “a really short version of my Harvard class,” during a study session before the June 2 City Council meeting. As he pulled the cover back on what...

With the retirement of the Scotts Valley Senior Center director, the Scotts Valley City Council has cut back the full-time position to a part-time job this summer.

If any consensus was made at the conclusion of the April 19 board of director meeting for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, it was the desire for the public and the district to stay focused on keeping the infrastructure of the water district in top working condition.

A housing site on Scotts Valley’s Green Hills Road was hit by vandals last weekend, wreaking havoc on more than 15 pieces of heavy construction equipment with a mysterious powdery substance.

Late August 18th, I finished my latest article, “A Perfect Storm for Fire.”  Throughout that Tuesday, I gained more motivation for the piece, as smoke gradually obscured our valley from my window.  At the time, the fires throughout the county seemed manageable.  Robert Gray, the Felton Fire Protection District Chief assured, “We’ve sent assistance to neighboring agencies, but in Felton we’ve had no fires.  We’ve just chased a few fallen trees and power lines.” However, concern for air quality soon paled in comparison with the Tuesday night evacuations of all Boulder Creek residents.  Countless other neighborhoods soon followed.