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Scotts Valley
April 3, 2026

The drought is over!

It may have seemed anticlimactic, especially with a very wet April in the forecast, but Gov. Jerry Brown nonetheless announced on April 7 an official end to the three-year statewide drought emergency.

Rain pushes to record annual totals

As April storms pound the Santa Cruz Mountains, annual rainfall amounts continue to shatter records dating back decades.

Scotts Valley Library begins upgrades

This summer the Scotts Valley public library is set to draw $500,000 in Measure S funds for facility improvements.

Highway 9 reopens

A portion of Highway 9, damaged from torrential rains, has reopened as part of a $7 million emergency-road project.

Former Brookdale Lodge owner gets 4-year prison term

The former owner of the Brookdale Lodge, who was convicted of wire fraud last fall, was sentenced on April 3 to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay $4.2 million in restitution.

Rescue group saves pregnant mares

Plucked from a certain death in tragic kill lots of the Midwest, the eight horses corralled at Pregnant Mare Rescue off Glenwood Drive north of Scotts Valley owe their lives to the struggling non-profit organization.

SLVWD won’t release letter from Vierra

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District on Wednesday refused to release a letter that it had cited Monday as the reason it decided to pay ex-director Terry Vierra’s legal bills for two years.

Vierra stuck with lawyer fees and fine

Terry Vierra’s request in late 2014 that the San Lorenzo Valley Water District take on his conflict-of-interest case turned out to be a costly gamble – for him and for the district.

SLVWD drops appeal, won’t pay Vierra’s judgment

 In a dramatic turnaround, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors voted unanimously on Monday, April 3 to spend no further money on the Terry Vierra conflict-of-interest case.

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