Good morning! It’s June 27 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Plenty of sunshine in Scotts Valley

Today will be plenty of sunshine. There is a 1% chance of rain. The high will be 80 with a low of 50. Mostly sunny now, changing to sunny at 12 pm.

9 am

64°

Mostly sunny

11 am

71°

1 pm

77°

Sunny

3 pm

80°

Mostly sunny

5 pm

78°

7 pm

72°

Looking ahead: Cool from tomorrow to Saturday


Scotts Valley news

Residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains are facing severe isolation due to a landslide and culvert failure that destroyed their access roads, with repairs potentially taking up to three years and costing around $3 million, leaving them struggling with daily tasks and emergency services access. Meanwhile, see how Santa Cruz County offers a variety of fireworks-free Fourth of July celebrations.

Mountain Charlie nightmare: Santa Cruz Mountains residents isolated by road failures still seeking answers

Mountain Charlie nightmare: Santa Cruz Mountains residents isolated by road failures still seeking answers

By Christopher Neely

Jun 27, 2024


Roadwork is affecting traffic near you

  • Long-term projects: Overnight lane closures on Highway 17, about 1.5 miles north of Scotts Valley near Vine Hill Road in Santa Cruz County, started on June 23. This is due to a project to replace a deteriorating culvert. Expect these closures to continue for a while.
Map of traffic incidents

Santa Cruz METRO

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Things to do in Scotts Valley

Food Truck Friday w/ FirePeach
Food Truck Friday w/ FirePeach

Food Truck Friday rolls into Skypark 5-8pm June 28. Food vendors, sweets, beer & wine garden benefiting SVEF and Fire Peach playing live! Free admission & parking!

At Skypark on Jun 28

Summer Reading Crafts at Scotts Valley
Summer Reading Crafts at Scotts Valley

It’s craft time at Scotts Valley! Starting on Tuesday, June 11th, bring the kids to work on craft projects that help them to explore the environment around us.

At Scotts Valley Branch Library on Jul 2
Repeats once more on Jul 9


Did you know?

Percent of workers who work in manufacturing in your community is

12%

compared to…

8.4%
8.9%

No crimes to report today

We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.