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September 30, 2025

Officials ask FAA to move flight path back over Scotts Valley and SLV

The Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals, a body of 12 elected officials convened by Congress members Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr and Jackie Speier to address jet noise, voted 8-4 on Nov. 17 to shift the flight path to SFO from Happy Valley and Los Gatos a few miles west, to fly over the San Lorenzo Valley, Bonny Doon and the cities of Scotts Valley, and Santa Cruz.

The Straight Dope: New devices in the battle against drunken driving

Roughly the population of Scotts Valley is killed by drunken driving each year nationwide.

Let’s go fishin’: Rock cod season starts amid strong salmon pull

Eclipsed by a fantastic start to our salmon season, rock cod season started Tuesday, May 1, in our area. Rock cod fishing was good last year, and hopes are high for the same this season. Commercial salmon season also started Tuesday.

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Sports Shorts

Falcon swimmers lose to Cardinals

Local scout troop marks historic event

Local scouts in Troop 614 marked an historic event in the pre-dawn hours of Feb 1 as a dozen young women were allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America for the first time and participated in a flag raising ceremony.

Your Health: Stress can cause poor health

As wonderful as the holiday season can be, social events, shopping, home decorations and many other holiday activities can really stress us out.

Scotts Valley introduces $43M budget

The financial plan Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe introduced to City Council on June 7 wasn’t very flashy and acknowledged the precarious situation the community finds itself in post-pandemic, as American banks have failed and major changes have unfolded in the local economic...

Calm before another round of storms

Rainfall totals in January in the Santa Cruz Mountains climbed to the 20-inch range, approaching the total for the entire October-September "rain year last year, considered an average year.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 26, 2025

Music at Skypark wraps up 16th season this Sunday The free outdoor Music at Skypark concert series concludes its 16th season this Sunday, Sept. 28,...