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Mayor’s Message | Hope for the Future — and a Budget...
As I drove down Scotts Valley Drive last week, I smiled seeing all the happy faces of graduating high school seniors on banners lining...
Mayor’s Message | Investing in Safety and Strengthening Community Through Service
One of the greatest privileges of serving as your mayor is having a front-row seat to the dedication and quiet heroism of those who...
Mayor’s Message | Connecting Our Future: Skypark & Town Center
As we step into spring, I’m thrilled to share some exciting developments that mark a turning point for two of our community’s most beloved...
Mayor’s Message | Charting the Course for Scotts Valley’s Future
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” —Peter Drucker
Scotts Valley’s future isn’t something that just happens—we build it with the...
Mayor’s Message | Smooth Roads Ahead in Scotts Valley
As a small city operating with only 6.5% of its residents’ property tax revenue, Scotts Valley faces significant financial challenges in providing essential services....
Mayor’s Message | Weathering the Storms: Scotts Valley Looks Ahead to...
As we step into 2025, we must acknowledge the unprecedented events that recently tested our community's resilience. Our long-held scientific belief that tornadoes do...
Mayor’s Message | Please Remember ‘Ya Gotta Believe’
Those words, “Ya gotta believe,” were brought to life by the New York Mets in 1973, when trailing badly in the baseball pennant race...
Mayor’s Message | Cultural Immersion Therapy
Entering Skypark last Saturday, during the Multicultural Fair, I heard the first words from “The Lion King" being sung by students, doing their best...
Mayor’s Message | ‘Tis the Season
Like a garden full of spring flowers, tax measures are sprouting up all throughout the county this cycle. And who can blame the cities...
Mayor’s Message | Calling the Question
Sometimes you just have to turn to the man for guidance, and in this case, Shakespeare states it perfectly in “Macbeth”:
Double, double toil and...
News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026
Civil Grand Jury applications due soon
Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...
