Let’s go fishin’: Abalone seasons opens with new regulations
April 1 brought a new season to harvest abalone in California. This comes as no April fools joke; the season is serious for sport fishing. There is no commercial harvest allowed for any abalone in California.
Scotts Valley selects Urban Field Studio for $160,000 Town Center design update
Scotts Valley City Council voted Oct. 4 to hand a $160,000 contract to Urban Field Studio for the plan refresh of the previously mothballed Town Center project it's counting on to reinvigorate the community and help it achieve its housing goals.
City Manager Mali LaGoe...
Healthy Living: The race that wasn’t
It had been four months since I last raced, and the itch to commit to something had grown incessant. Following the lead of my running partner, Erin, I signed up for the Santa Cruz Mountains 21k, a trail race from Harvey West Park through Pogonip and deep into Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, with two waist-deep river crossings.
A Message on the City’s Fiscal Emergency
To all of the readers of last week’s article about the City of Scotts Valley’s fiscal emergency and Measure Z: thank you. The City was pleased with the engagement on this article and I’m happy to provide additional information based on some questions.
Horse Sense volunteers excel in role at 15th Redwood Mountain Faire
Felton-based Horse Sense Education and Advocacy was one of several nonprofits that racked up dozens of volunteer hours over the weekend helping to put on the 15th annual Redwood Mountain Faire, a festival that donates 100% of proceeds back to local groups.
The equine organization...
Letter: Plea for Bear Creek help
Who exactly do we contact about getting that mess at the base of Bear Creek Road fixed? I have been turning up Bear Creek from Highway 9 nearly daily for more than 23 years now, and the pavement has been terrible at that intersection the whole time. Filling those potholes once in a blue moon with a little Quikcrete, which quickly disappears, is just not working. Please! My little car is very tired of bottoming out there, day after day, week after week.
Cougar girls sign with D-I schools
The finish line is near for four San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors who signed letters of intent to run for Division I universities in the fall.
Boulder Creek gains federal Opportunity Zone status
Boulder Creek has received a federal Opportunity Zone designation, opening new opportunities to attract private investment, support local businesses and strengthen the community’s long-term...















