Scotts Valley News

EDITOR, The traffic study is blunt: A Target at the proposed Gateway South location will make traffic miserable through Scotts Valley, with or without a Midtown freeway exchange, with many intersections pushed to unacceptable service levels.

Medical marijuana already may be legal in California, but a new push to legalize and tax the drug, either for medicine or entertainment, is gaining new momentum.

The woman accused of driving drunk and causing a collision that killed two men on Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

Scotts Valleya s Jose Absalon Barrientos was killed Sunday afternoon on his way to a family picnic when a driver crashed head-on into his Harley-Davidson on Highway 1. Barrientos, 54, was pronounced dead at Highway 1 and Scaroni Road, north of Santa Cruz, according to the California Highway Patrol and the county Coronera s Office.

"Have you ever seen a ghost?"A That question was answered by 100A residentsA of Scotts Valley andA the four towns in the San Lorenzo Valley in an unofficial survey.

Assemblymember Bill Monning, whose 27th Assembly District includes Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley, will be holding scheduled appointments at those locations in November and December.

Valley Churches United Missions is moving full-steam ahead to collect food and cash in anticipation of helping more than 600 households in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley this Thanksgiving.

Woman of the year Mary Dettle is being honored for her work in local education. A fifth grade teacher at Vine Hill Elementary School, she helps her students excel in science and sponsors the Vine Hill Fifth Grade Service Club to teach children community involvement.

Scotts Valley Police thought they had uncovered who was responsible for the theft of more than $25,000 raised by the Harbor High football team and stolen from the coach's office in Scotts Valley.

A Scotts Valley Realtor is $25,000 richer thanks to Oprah Winfrey and a generous friend.

In a state where most public agencies have budget problems, California's nearly 400 redevelopment agencies have money, earning millions of tax dollars from rising property values in areas defined as blighted often decades ago.

EDITOR, I must say, I enjoy reading the Scotts Valley Press-Banner I receive in the mail much more than reading the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

EDITOR, Prior to the last Scotts Valley City Council election, I tried to ask Donna LindA if the council was going to look into the financial impact Target would have on businesses in the entire San Lorenzo Valley.A I was rudely interrupted by a very tall policeman who said Ms.

Two high school-age boys were struck by a vehicle while they walked through a crosswalk on Glenwood Drive near Vinehill School Road just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Scotts Valley police reported.

In Vino Veritas, where chef Luca Rubino won raves for his Mediterranean cuisine, closed abruptly Thursday.

Beulah Sutton, 102, shares stories of her life from her home at Oak Tree Villa in Scotts Valley.

Crisp autumn nights are the norm in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley, and as winter approaches, the flu bug begins to strike.

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will present its annual community awards at a gala dinner 5 p.m. Nov.

William Brooks left work early, driving home from Sunnyvale, so he could watch the World Series on television.

The Press-Banner will continue to update incidents in the North end of the county as they are reported to the local emergency dispatch centers.