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Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home

June 2, 2023

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Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict

June 2, 2023

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Scotts Valley students awarded for stunning academic turnaround

May 26, 2023

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Staff turnover keeps Scotts Valley from improving infrastructure

May 26, 2023

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Safety seminars promote internal awareness

May 26, 2023

Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home

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From their perch in their home atop the mountain in Bonny Doon, partners Tonje Wold-Switzer and Sebastian Little took in a panorama of lightning...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley back then

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One intersection with traffic lights. No high school. No movie theater. No transit center. One big shopping center. That was Scotts Valley when I...

Strictly Business | Embrace the Charm: Saturdays on the Deck

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Vacations are meant to be filled with adventure, curiosity and pure enjoyment. We all have ideas of how to spend our holiday time, but...

Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict

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A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge threw out the California Department of Transportation’s request for a new trial in a case where a...

Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens

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Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening in the Real World

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With our gardens coming to life at this time of year we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full during this growing...

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Guest Column | Scotts Valley back then

June 2, 2023

One intersection with traffic lights. No high school. No movie theater. No transit center. One big shopping center. That was Scotts Valley when I arrived as a reporter for what is now the Press Banner 50 years ago. But Scotts Valley was not a one-horse town, neither literally nor figuratively. “Kids...