County Supervisors Approve Balanced Budget
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the proposed $1.033 billion budget for 2022-23, including a $680.7 million general fund.
The budget represents a $5 million spending decrease from the prior year.
Most notable in this year’s spending plan is the county’s new...
Elected officials propose rebuild of Scotts Valley child care center
Scotts Valley’s mayor says $1.4 million dollars pledged by the district’s House lawmaker to upgrade a child care facility would have a big impact on the lives of local residents. But Derek Timm notes it was a team effort to win support for the...
Warm Embrace: Coffee Quilters Wrap Mountain Roasting Owner With Gift
On Oct. 20, Pat Huntsinger from the Quail Hollow Quilters presented Mountain Roasting Company owner Steve Taylor with a handmade quilt for his decades of service to the San Lorenzo Valley community.
It was Huntsinger’s idea for the Quail Hollow Quilters to get together and...
Zinnia’s opening second location at Scotts Valley Hangar project
Emerging from the darkest days of the pandemic, Dedra Bennett, owner of Zinnia’s Gift Boutique, is getting ready to open a second store—this time focusing on interior décor.
Home by Zinnia’s is the latest addition to The Hangar at Skypark development at 262 Mount Hermon...
Scotts Valley roller derby team wins second consecutive national title
Scotts Valley’s Santa Cruz Derby Groms female division team, the Gromshells, claimed their second consecutive Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) National Championship on July...