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Years after fatal crash, a mother awaits change on Highway 9

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-02T15:35:26-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: Ben Lomond, bike safety, Boulder Creek, Caltrans, City of Scotts Valley, crash, cyclists, fatal crash, Featured, Felton, Highway 9, highways, Jesse Kathan, Josh Howard, Kelley Howard, pedestrians, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, transportation|

Sidewalk due on Highway 9 near Graham Hill Road by 2027

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Proposal for 19 townhomes advances in Scotts Valley

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-13T15:11:39-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, construction, David Hodgin, development, Featured, housing, Ruby Lee Schembari, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, townhomes|

Commissioners, neighbors ask for more parking

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Scotts Valley housing proposal grows to 19 townhomes

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-09T17:44:34-07:00June 10, 2025|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Erba Lane, Featured, housing, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, Stephen Baxter|

Erba Lane project would include 3-bedroom homes

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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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5 takeaways on Santa Cruz County housing production

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-09T18:37:23-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, RHNA|

Apartments, in-law units are leading home types

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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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Graham Hill housing proposal faces challenges, ownership lawsuit

By Jesse Kathan|2024-12-05T16:42:51-08:00December 5, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Joe Serrano, Mike Formico|

Disapproving neighbors split with housing activists

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Scotts Valley school bond pulls ahead by 11 votes

By Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-11-22T16:37:26-08:00November 21, 2024|Tags: bond measures, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Stephen Baxter, taxes|

More ballots to process before Dec. 3 deadline

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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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161 homes proposed on Graham Hill Road near Scotts Valley

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-01T11:38:24-07:00September 30, 2024|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Felton, Graham Hill Road, housing|

County planners deal with 40 acre ‘Builder’s Remedy’ project

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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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Explainer: Public pension debts in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:21-07:00August 9, 2024|Tags: budgets, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Jim Reed, Mali LaGoe, Marcus Pimentel, pensions, public employees, salaries|

Despite reforms, local governments struggle with underfunded retirement payouts