One of Scotts Valley’s premier events will be back up and running in August after a pandemic pause. Here’s what you need to know.
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Pedestrian-troubling Scotts Valley street Bluebonnet Lane to get sidewalk extension soon
Some 430 feet of sidewalk missing from the southern side of the street — starting at its intersection with Bean Creek Road — will be filled in.
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Scotts Valley to resume in-person Fourth of July celebration this summer — but no fireworks
In yet another sign of a return to normalcy, an in-person Independence Day parade will happen in Scotts Valley. But the event will be “modified” — and there won’t be any fireworks at SkyPark, which leaders acknowledge is disappointing but say is necessary for a host of reasons.
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Scotts Valley adopts long-range plan to improve city’s pedestrian and bike infrastructure
At 81 pages, the Active Transportation Plan is a voluminous mix of survey results, maps, commuting statistics and safety reports. It identifies two dozen “high priority” projects among 70 projects in all.
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Scotts Valley Library to undergo $3.5M in renovations this fall. Here’s what’s in the works
Scotts Valley city officials will begin reviewing library plans in early April and will seek bids from construction firms in early June, according to a preliminary timeline for the project. If all goes according to plan, the library will host its grand reopening in early 2022.
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Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley middle and high schools eyeing paths back to in-person learning
Santa Cruz County’s expected transition into the less restrictive “red tier” of California’s Blueprint for Safer Economy is sparking both SCCS and SVUSD to begin communicating with parents about hybrid learning plans beyond the elementary level.
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Scotts Valley adopts law banning ‘targeted picketing’ in residential areas
The ordinance is meant to prevent the kinds of disruptive protests that have sometimes occurred outside of elected officials’ homes, though it applies to all homeowners citywide.
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Pandemic pasta boost: Popular Ben Lomond Italian restaurant makes its Scotts Valley debut tonight
Popular Italian restaurant Casa Nostra is opening another establishment down the hill in Scotts Valley, building off its original spot on Highway 9 in Ben Lomond.
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Cal Fire, Scotts Valley F.D., extinguish small fire northeast of Scotts Valley
Santa Cruz County has announced two efforts to help residents displaced by the fire.
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Scotts Valley extends outdoor dining, fitness classes through end of May as pandemic drags on
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…