Tag: Santa Cruz County
Another mudslide hits Green Hills Road
Scotts Valley issued an emergency order this weekend after another mudslide closed Green Hills Road and storms shut down Highway 17 and took out...
Bonny Doon Residents Cope With Storm Damage
In the face of massive storms, Helena Powell’s home on Quail Drive at Pine Flat Road hasn’t been impacted as badly as some, but...
YMCA Camp Campbell evacuated to Scotts Valley
About 170 students were evacuated from a science camp at the YMCA location in Boulder Creek Wednesday afternoon.
The remote camp is only accessible by...
Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Scotts Valley
In December, as Scotts Valley approved 52 new housing units—including eight that will be affordably priced—at the new Oak Creek Park “gateway,” Council members...
Guest Column | Santa Cruz County Saw Major Changes in 2022
As I reflect on 2022, it’s difficult to imagine another year that brought as much change to Santa Cruz County in terms of policymaking...
SLV Museum Board President looks toward future
For nearly 15 years, Lisa Robinson has had her hand in the development and trajectory of the San Lorenzo Valley Museum.
With two locations—one in...
Ukrainian family, reunited, spends first Christmas together in Scotts Valley
Last Christmas, the Ziniak family left their home in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, and headed on a fun trip across the Carpathian Mountains.
When the Russian invasion...
Illegal-Search Settlement Talks Delayed Due to Lawyer’s Health Issues
In 2019, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge John Gallagher told Darin Matthews the warrant he’d issued to law enforcement didn’t give police the...
As Energy Bills Soar, Companies Suggest Ways to Save
Just as Bay Area gasoline prices have finally dipped below the $4 a gallon line at select stations, after rising above $7 a gallon...
Meet the new Public Works Director: Matt Machado
Matt Machado, now on the job about five months as the new Director of Public Works for Santa Cruz County, gave a status report on road repair projects in the San Lorenzo Valley at a “meet and greet” event at Highlands Park on Nov. 19. Early in his remarks, Machado said, “Thank goodness Proposition 6 failed in the election- proposing to repeal the gas tax- because that gas tax funding is our match for every one of our storm damage projects.”
Candidates take center stage in San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board...
With the November election just weeks away, residents are facing an onslaught of information regarding candidates and ballot measures. Previously, the Press Banner focused...
