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Performing Arts, Ambient & Poly, By Donna Lind, Mayor, City of Scotts Valley
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December 2022 • Vol 25 No. 12
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Performing Arts, Ambient & Poly
By Donna Lind, Mayor, City of Scotts Valley
As we celebrate the holidays, I am very thankful for our community, Scotts Valley City staff as well as our various commissioner and fellow Council members. I look forward to continuing the good work that has been accomplished through the pandemic including 2022!
It’s been exciting to attend a variety of community events at the new Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center/ Theater the past couple months!
I was honored to present the Mayor’s State of the City Address with leaders from Scotts Valley Water District, School District, Fire Department, Police Department and City Manager Mali LaGoe.
The State of the City Address was sponsored by Scotts Valley Senior Living Association at the Performing Arts Center, which made it even more special. It was great to share the many accomplishments of the past year including returning staffing to levels that hadn’t been seen since prior to the depression of 2008. It was also good to share a strong balanced budget with a healthy reserve while being able to address several important projects for the City. ... continues on page 4
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Performing Arts, Ambient & Poly, By Donna Lind, Mayor, City of Scotts Valley
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Village 10 Cross Country: Champions!, By Todd Hoffman 16 Cabrillo College to Change Name: Board Agrees Explorer’s Name No
Longer Fits The College 19 SVEF: $100,000 for School Behavior Specialists, By Tyler Crawford 22 KSCO Radio for Sale, By Jondi Gumz
Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Newsletter • Pages 11-14 11 The Scotts Valley Exchange Club Presents ‘Light up the Night!’ • Join the Giving Revolution! 12 IT Service Provider, and Scotts Valley Local, CyAs Tech, Improves
Technology Platforms for the City of Scotts Valley 13 Kumon of Scotts Valley Honoring its Students for their Outstanding
Academic Achievements 14 ‘Tis the Season: Kalani Day Spa Gives Back
Monthly Horoscope • Page 18 – Gratitude as Amulet & Talisman, a Radiance of Kindness, By Risa D’Angeles Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 20, 21
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The Performing Arts Center hosted the Santa Cruz Film Festival in October the week they opened. They’ve already booked several performances for the holidays and into the next year. Scotts Valley High School Drama Club is also looking forward to presenting their plays in a professional theater.
Faultline Brewing Company Scotts Valley opened last month to much enthusiasm from the community. Faultline was the last business in the Hangar Center to open, joining Zinnia’s Home Store, Penny Ice Cream and MADabolic Fitness Center.
The grand opening & ribbon cutting drew a large crowd ready to welcome both new businesses in addition to the adjacent new Target Store and newly remodeled Togo’s. The City looks forward to the synergy of these new businesses with the Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center!
This past month, Ambient Photonics celebrated the groundbreaking of its stateof-the-art, 43,000-square foot low-light solar cell manufacturing facility in Scotts Valley.
This manufacturing facility is one of the largest low-light indoor energy harvesting technology factories in the world. The company’s recent $48.5 million Series A funding accelerated the factory construction timeline to position Ambient to serve the high demand for its novel technology.
Ambient’s high-power density solar cells enable connected device manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products by 80% by eliminating disposal batteries. These solar PV cells will replace the AA, AAA and 9 Volt batteries we all use in our homes and often end up in the landfill.
Ambient had recently opened its new headquarters in Scotts Valley. They project to employ over 125 full-time positions between the locations before the end of next year. Ambient CEO Bates Marshall reported, “The Scotts Valley factory groundbreaking is a major milestone as we prove that both the U.S. and California can be leaders in the manufacturing of decarbonization technologies for the world.”
Ambient brings quality jobs to Santa Cruz County with an appealing work-life balance — avoiding stressful traffic jams and unnecessary air pollution that comes with a Silicon Valley commute.
Living sustainability is fundamental to the health and well-being of our community. Ambient’s work to reduce waste and carbon emissions in our everyday devices is something we can all be proud. They are worldwide leaders in this technology and have chosen Scotts Valley as their home!
Another exciting addition to the City of Scotts Valley is Poly/HP. On Aug. 29, HP Inc. announced its acquisition of
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This deal is expected to accelerate HP’s strategy to create a more growthoriented portfolio, strengthen its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions, and position the combined organization for long-term sustainable growth and value creation.
“This is a historic for our business as we mark the union of two iconic companies that are innovating at the heart of hybrid work,” said Enrique Lores, president and CEO of HP. “Poly brings incredibly strong talent, differentiated technology, and a complementary go-to-market system that we believe will further strengthen our position in large and growing markets. Together, we will have vast opportunities to innovate for customers and grow our business as we continue building a stronger HP.”
Poly/HP have been working with city officials on their plans to locate in Scotts Valley. Locating near Ambient Photonics and 1440 Multiversity with Salesforce seems to bring opportunities and synergy.
As we approach the new year, I’m excited to see a variety of exciting opportunities for our community. I’m also thankful for the City’s work in partnership with the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses in the Economic Recovery Task Force. This work and the community support helped Scotts Valley survive the pandemic and was critical to economic recovery. Thankful and looking forward to a bright future for Scotts Valley! n •••
Donna Lind is the mayor of Scotts Valley until the December swearing in of the newly elected council members. Contact her at dlind@ scottsvalley.gov.
