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Good morning! It’s May 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Partly sunny in Scotts Valley

Today will be cool this morning; patchy low clouds early; otherwise, mostly sunny. The high will be 75 with a low of 48. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is extreme (11/11). Partly sunny now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 pm.

9 am

51°

Partly sunny

11 am

60°

1 pm

71°

3 pm

75°

Mostly sunny

5 pm

72°

7 pm

65°

Looking ahead: Drizzle late tomorrow night through Saturday morning


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Top news from nearby

An unused baseball field at Del Mar Elementary School in Live Oak is set to be transformed into a farm to grow food for the district’s nutrition program, educate students on agriculture, and become a community hub, with the project now seeking funding after district approval.


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Roadwork is affecting traffic near you

  • Yesterday, one of the lanes on North SR-17 near W Vine Hill Road was closed because they needed to fix part of the slope.
  • A lane on South SR-17 near Sugarloaf Road is closed because they’re fixing a slope. The date when this was first reported isn’t known.
  • Yesterday, Route 17 was completely closed for grinding and paving work.
Map of traffic incidents

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No crimes to report today

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


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Did you know?

Labor force participation rate for women (ages 20-64) with children under 18 in your community is

79%

compared to…

75%
71%