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Tell us what local issues you care about. We’ll press candidates running for office.

By Jesse Kathan|2026-08-20T08:41:40-07:00August 20, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, Capitola City Council, Featured, november 2026 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Scotts Valley City Council, Vote Nov. 3, Watsonville City Council|

Help us create a voting guide for Scotts Valley, Capitola, Watsonville, Santa Cruz Mayor and school districts

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Santa Cruz County election preview: tax proposals, city council fights, empty seats

By Jesse Kathan|2026-08-08T09:38:05-07:00August 7, 2026|Tags: Ami Chen Mills, Capitola City Council, Casey Clark, Featured, Felton Fire Protection District, Kristal Salcido, Maria Orozco, Nancy Bilicich, Nov. 3 2026 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Ryan Coonerty, Scotts Valley City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Filing remains open for some seats until Wednesday

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Scotts Valley Vice Mayor resigns

By Jesse Kathan|2025-09-09T16:35:27-07:00September 5, 2025|Tags: alan timms, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Scotts Valley City Council, vice mayor scotts valley|

City council must appoint replacement or order election

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Missing FEMA money strains Scotts Valley city budget

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-19T16:28:44-07:00May 19, 2025|Tags: budgets, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, FEMA, Government, Jesse Kathan, Scotts Valley City Council|

Reserves may drop by $5 million

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Scotts Valley housing updates: Town Center, Valley Gardens Golf Course and more

By Jesse Kathan|2024-12-12T17:47:30-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, Beverly Garden, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Scotts Valley City Council, Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, Scotts Valley Town Center, Valley Gardens. Oak Creek|

Four projects could mean 500 new homes in coming years

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3 takeaways from Santa Cruz County election results

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-11-25T11:41:39-08:00November 23, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Potential changes for roads, rail, schools

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Santa Cruz County election results hold, except Pajaro school board

By Stephen Baxter|2025-07-29T11:13:53-07:00November 14, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Christopher Bradford, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Measure Z, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Updates due 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15

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Scotts Valley election results: Lind, Clark, Jett lead council race

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-11-21T12:38:07-08:00November 7, 2024|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley City Council, Scotts Valley Unified School District|

Scotts Valley school bond gains razor-thin lead

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Cycling upgrades proposed for Scotts Valley Drive

By Nik Altenberg|2024-09-16T13:12:30-07:00September 17, 2024|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Featured, newsletter briefs, Nik Altenberg, Scotts Valley City Council, transportation|

Scotts Valley City council to consider design options Sept. 18

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Scotts Valley City Council to weigh business tax measure Aug. 7

By Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:54:25-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: business, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, newsletter briefs, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley City Council|

Money could help close city budget gap

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Scotts Valley voters want housing, family needs addressed

By Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:54:56-07:00July 18, 2024|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Jay Leedy, Jim Reed, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz Local community engagement, Scotts Valley City Council|

More businesses, improved bike transit wanted

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Scotts Valley city staff were mistakenly overpaid, report states

By Jesse Kathan and Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:55:05-07:00July 8, 2024|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Community Engagement, Featured, Jay Leedy, Jesse Kathan, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: Your thoughts on the county’s future and public transit