Scotts Valley marks 60 years with weeklong celebration
When Scotts Valley celebrates its 60th birthday this August, the festivities will include music, cake, vintage cars, hiking, history and even a business scavenger hunt. But beneath the weeklong celebration lies a story that began not with a party, but with ordinary residents who...
Bruce weaponizes social media
When Bill Smallman, a director of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, announced two weeks ago that he would be requesting a Civil Grand Jury investigation of his own board and staff, citing a lack of transparency and payment of Terry Vierra’s legal bills, his four colleagues remained silent.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Advisory Team builds community connections
The month of August is generally when students return to campus, but this August signified a graduation of sorts as a cadre of Santa Cruz County residents completed their year of service on the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Team, emerging with an...
Felton Grove cleanup benefits from army of volunteers
An assemblage of wet clods soared past the edge of a riverside home, landing with a thud in the front yard. Jan. 27 was the first day volunteers had begun work clearing out the mud left behind by three deluges at Mark Whitcomb’s Felton...
Voters speak up: Reed, Aguilar retain SV council seats; Prather, Gott ousted from SLV, Lompico water boards
San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley voters took to the polls on Tuesday, casting votes on a range of local issues. Among the contests were two seats on the Scotts Valley City Council, a countywide measure to levy a business tax on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, and a pair of highly contentious water district board races.
Next steps for marijuana regulations
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a draft of rules and regulations for growing marijuana for commercial sale at a special meeting on Feb. 5. The proposed ordinances, with several recommendations made by various supervisors, now go to the Planning Commission for review. More public input will be requested on Feb. 28 before being returned to the Board of Supervisors for an additional hearing and final adoption in March.
Scotts Valley’s Tree Circus, Lost World revisited Part 1
A few of the uniquely bent and shaped trees that were once part of Scotts Valley’s Tree Circus and Lost World can still be seen at the Tree Circus Center at 4652 Scotts Valley Drive today — one of the few remaining traces of the days when north Scotts Valley was a destination for roadside tourism.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
Dauksa is a...
