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November 10, 2025

Supervisor Bruce McPherson’s perspectives on county roads

The most recent storms have pushed damages in the County to more than $30 million in damage to our local roads and infrastructure, causing some of the most significant challenges in recent memory.

Wettest 7 months ever recorded in Santa Cruz Mountains

The San Lorenzo Valley continued its record-setting rainfall last month, with 24.43 inches at the Ben Lomond weather station, making it the third wettest February going back to 1937, according to the Golden Gate Weather Service.

Video enabled arrest of pair accused in drive-by shooting

A Boulder Creek home surveillance video and a sharp-eyed Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy combined Tuesday to end nearly 40 anxious hours in the San Lorenzo Valley, with the arrest of a 22-year-old Santa Cruz man and an 18-year-old female companion.

Landslides can’t be predicted

A Caltrans worker explained last week why the rocks, mud and trees from the latest landslides that closed Highway 9 south of Felton were not being removed: “The mountain is still moving.”

Arrests in drive-by shootings along Highway 9

BULLETIN: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies report suspects arrested 5 p.m. Feb. 28. No further details.

March 17 date set for Vierra case appeal

The Superior Court conflict-of-interest case involving former San Lorenzo Water District Director Terry Vierra continues, with the next proceeding March 17.

SLV water district faces rate increase in 2017

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District is headed for a busy year that is likely to include another round of hearings to increase water rates.

First-hand account of wreck on Highway 17

I was headed to San Francisco on Saturday evening, Feb. 18, around 5 p.m. We were stopped in the fast lane of Highway 17 about one mile south of the Granite Creek exit in Scotts Valley.

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

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