🌱 Patch AM: See how Scotts Valley kicked off its football season on the road

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Scotts Valley kicked off its football season on the road
• How a tiny Scotts Valley startup grew into Netflix's global empire

Also on today's calendar: Ben Lomond Scottish Day and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
• Tuesday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pajaro Valley runs past Gunn as Ray Myers wins picks up win in head coaching debut (santacruzsentinel.com) — Scotts Valley High's football team opened its season with a solid 21-7 road win over Gonzales, noted in a roundup of regional games. The piece mainly spotlights Pajaro Valley's big rushing night and SLV's narrow loss, but local readers also get a quick look at how Scotts Valley and other nearby programs fared this weekend.
   

• 29 Years Ago Today, Netflix Was Founded as a Mail-Order DVD Startup - A Look Back At This Service That Changed How You Watch TV (cordcuttersnews.com) — Scotts Valley gets a rare spotlight here as the birthplace of Netflix, founded there 29 years ago as a tiny DVD-by-mail startup. The story traces how that small Scotts Valley office experiment evolved into today's global streaming giant, highlighting key pivots from discs to streaming and original productions.
   

📸 Around Scotts Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotts Valley

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Tuesday September 1
• Final Photo Make- Up Day
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wednesday September 2
• Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  12:30 pm
• SVHS Back to School Night
  Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Welcome/Fall Sports Rally - Short Assembly
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
• ASB Club Fair in Quad
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  12:55 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
• Labor Day - Non Student/ Non Staff Day (All Sites)
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Saturday September 19
• Ben Lomond Scottish Day →
  Ben Lomond County Park, 9525 Mill St, Ben Lomond
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Final Photo Make- Up Day
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wednesday September 2
• Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
  Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
  12:30 pm
• SVHS Back to School Night
  Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
  5:00 pm
• Board Meeting
  San Lorenzo Valley Unified Ben Lomond, CA 95005
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SLVWD Completes EPA Cybersecurity Evaluation:
  We're proud to share that the San Lorenzo Valley Water District has completed the EPA's Water Sector Cybersecurity Evaluation Program. For more… (Nextdoor )

• Burger King - Ghai Management Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Scotts Valley. Apply here.
• Urban Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Urban Outfitters Visual Merchandising Manager in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotts Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Felton

• The Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Benefit (slvpost.com)
• Unopposed San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board candidates celebrate upcoming seats (pressbanner.com)
• FRUITION Releases SOMETHING MORE, to Embark on Final Tour Through January 2027 (broadwayworld.com)

Soquel

• Yes, another election season is underway (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Monterey & Santa Cruz County Pumpkin Patches: 2026 Opening Dates (montereybayparent.com)
• Cabrillo women's volleyball goes 1-1 in Weed to open season (fresnobee.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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