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June 28, 2026

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Rotary Club of San Lorenzo Valley

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Recycle Christmas trees in January

Harold ‘Hal’ Basinger

A service will be in August for Harold Basinger, who died of leukemia at the Veterans Affairs Hospice in Palo Alto this month.

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Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

A Firelight in the darkness

Since its founding in 2000, the Firelight Foundation in Santa Cruz has shouldered a critical share of the burden of fighting AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Billie Gerardi

A memorial will be Sunday, Jan. 2, for longtime Felton resident Billie Gerardi, who died at her home the day after Christmas. She was 96.

A gift from Santa’s postal elf

Every year for the past few years, in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, I’ve enjoyed a very special duty. My mail carrier brings me all the letters that local children write to Santa Claus.

City bans marijuana shops

The Scotts Valley City Council had three choices before it Dec. 15: Allow and regulate medicinal marijuana dispensaries in Scotts Valley. Simply stay silent on the issue. Or prohibit dispensaries altogether.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

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Overnight Highway 9 closure near Boulder Creek scheduled for July 1

Motorists traveling on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Wednesday, July 1, as crews continue work on the...