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February 5, 2026

New Scotts Valley Middle School project takes first steps

Contractors for the Scotts Valley Unified School District this week began assembly of the first of 10 new portable classrooms at the Scotts Valley Middle School.

Council candidate’s contractor license was revoked

Scotts Valley City Councilman Dene Bustichi’s contractor licenses were revoked last year by the state for failing to pay a subcontractor.

Korla Pandit, 50s legendary performer

An early television pioneer who was a popular performer in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains communities in the 1950s is the subject of a new documentary film.

Dangerous used needles found in Felton

Used hypodermic needles discarded by drug users continue to be found in streams, along beaches and public places across Santa Cruz County.

FAA studies two jet flight paths

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Scotts Valley water rate increase

The median residential bi-monthly water bill in the Scotts Valley Water District would increase 27 percent in December under a five-year rate plan proposed by the Scotts Valley Water District.

New pot-growing ordinance set

The Santa Cruz County medical cannabis cultivation ordinance took one step closer to final approval, as the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to tentatively approve it, pending completion of a full environmental review.

Wind and rain in the mountains

Two storm systems in one weekend in the Central Coast hit hardest in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

School board candidates debate

Seven of eight candidates vying for five seats on the Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees met on a stage Tuesday, Oct. 18 in their first and only joint campaign appearance, in a question-and-answer forum that focused on the delicate balance between community desires and financial realities.

Prop.51 is key to SV Middle School gym

Proposition 51 will provide badly needed state grant funds to school districts all over the state, and will continue the successful School Facility Program – one of California’s most successful state and local partnerships.

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Highway 17 overnight lane closures continue through Tuesday south of Sugarloaf...

Travelers on Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley will continue to encounter a reduction to one lane of travel in each direction on Monday and...