Scotts Valley’s farmers market welcomes in summertime with fresh, local fruit and vegetables, plus activities including face painting, a scavenger hunt and smoothie-making with a bicycle-powered blender.
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Scotts Valley looking for sign-ups for its summer bocce season
With the official start of summer just around the corner, the City of Scotts Valley is inviting residents to sign up for bocce at Skypark. Scotts Valley’s summer bocce season runs from July 7 to Aug. 28, with seven weeks of games plus an additional week of playoffs and the championship.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures, hit and run, large branch hazard
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Scotts Valley considers banning dogs from parts of Siltanen Park
On Tuesday, Scotts Valley’s Parks & Recreation Commission will consider a plan to close parts of Siltanen Park to dogs.
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In the Public Interest: A historic week begs the question: Who will take the reins?
Around Santa Cruz County politics & policy with Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
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Monday evening traffic: South Hwy 1 closed for excavation until Aug 29
Monday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Carmageddon: RTC plans pop-ups, ‘office hours’ to answer questions on $4.3B rail project
Facing sticker shock over the $4.3 billion price tag for its rail project, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is ditching town halls for pop-up events at farmers markets and one-on-one office hours because community members prefer more direct discussions, transit officials say.
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Saturday night Highway 17 collision leaves Santa Cruz man dead
A three-car crash on Highway 17 just north of Scotts Valley on Saturday night left a 78-year-old Santa Cruz man dead and four others seriously injured.
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Faris Sabbah: Mi familia huyó de la dictadura iraquí; me preocupa lo que la América de Trump está enseñando a nuestra juventud
Faris Sabbah, superintendente de escuelas del condado de Santa Cruz, huyó de Irak a los 9 años y le preocupa el creciente uso de tácticas autoritarias que observa en Estados Unidos. Encuentra paralelismos escalofriantes entre su vida bajo Saddam Hussein y las actuales redadas migratorias del gobierno. Los niños, escribe, viven con miedo, no pueden concentrarse en aprender y cargarán con este trauma en su vida adulta. Por temor a la deportación, las familias no asisten a ceremonias de graduación importantes y evitan servicios como distribuciones de alimentos. Nos insta a proteger los valores democráticos y ofrece una lista de servicios para ayudar a quienes se ven afectados o preocupados.
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Scotts Valley nurse sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation
A 40-year-old Scotts Valley nurse was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison on child molestation charges in Monterey County. Travis Harris was convicted of more 23 charges, including 14 counts of lewd acts on children.
