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The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

July 31, 2026

Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds A Way

Letters to the Editor | Published July 31, 2026

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!

Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!

The Mountain Gardener | How Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate

July 24, 2026

I read about a study in France a while ago that suggests that humans are quickly altering the way flowers are reproducing, and it’s...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026

Every American Deserves Secure and Fair Elections On July 16, President Trump addressed the nation where he presented allegations of foreign election interference and influence...

Finance | A Century of Housing Crisis and Mortgage Relief

July 23, 2026

“By their own admission, Fannie executives loosened their mortgage standards to regain market share (the profit motive), as well as to meet government housing...

The Mountain Gardener | Buzzing in the Garden

July 17, 2026

You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the highly nutritious...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 17, 2026

July 17, 2026

Keep ‘Felton’ in Felton Fire I admit I’d been debating regarding our Felton Fire proposal vote. I’d been reading the opponents’ reasoned arguments and realized...

Plain Talk About Food | The Humble Fava Bean

July 16, 2026

“...fava beans and a nice Chianti.” —Hannibal Lecter After seeing the movie, “The Silence of the Lambs,” for many years I had a difficult time...

Finance | Bi-Partisan Housing Affordability Bill Passes as Trump Yawns

July 16, 2026

“Building costs are still high. There’s more we can do. This bill is nearly 50 provisions, but the problem is even bigger,” Sen. Elizabeth...

The Mountain Gardener | Finding Our Horticultural History

July 10, 2026

I used to live in Bonny Doon where a huge Tasmanian Tree Fern grew without care on the “lower forty.” It was over 50...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 10, 2026

July 10, 2026

Protect Felton Emergency Services I live near downtown Felton and 24 years ago, while pregnant, I experienced a medical emergency early in the morning. My...

TherapyWorks | The Summer Slide Nobody Talks About

July 9, 2026

We hear a lot about the academic summer slide—the learning loss that can happen when kids are out of school for months at a...

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The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds A Way

Letters to the Editor | Published July 31, 2026

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!

Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!

SOCIAL MEDIA

Scotts Valley police launch school safety enforcement

Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval

News Briefs | Published July 31, 2026

Damians Ladder highlights community impact in annual report

News Briefs | Published July 24, 2026