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The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

January 2, 2026

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

Strictly Business | A Year-End Gratitude List of Women in Business

Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions

December 23, 2025

Now is the time we all are thinking of changing a thing or two for 2026 to improve our lives. Many of us use...

The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas 2025—A Poem for Gardeners

December 19, 2025

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...

Finance | Planning for the Price of Power

December 18, 2025

Hayek’s “Use of Knowledge in Society” illustrates the profound challenges that well-meaning but arrogant market planners have faced from widely dispersed market knowledge inadequately...

TherapyWorks | A Guide to Enjoying the Holidays Stress-Free

December 18, 2025

The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it can also be a lot to manage. Between family expectations,...

Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools

December 12, 2025

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, and are enjoying this holiday season. Last week, Superintendent Krause and your full board attended the CSBA...

The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home

December 12, 2025

Every year as I get down the Christmas decorations I think about past holidays with friends and family. Who was that well-fed baby in...

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a Holiday Meal

December 11, 2025

“Why such a huge turkey?” I was asked by my butcher. “For ‘leftovers,’” I replied. My family loves leftovers as much as they love...

Mayor’s Message | Year-End Reflections

December 11, 2025

As we reach the end of the year, I’ve found myself thinking about what an extraordinary place Scotts Valley is and how much we...

The Mountain Gardener | Beware of Toxic Holiday Plants This Season

December 5, 2025

To kick off this year’s holiday season, I plan to add some color to cheer up my houseplant selection. Sometimes I give friends and...

Finance | The AI Tsunami for Workers and Investors

December 3, 2025

“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” —B.F. Skinner Oxford’s 2013 study estimated that “47% of U.S. occupations were at...

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The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

Strictly Business | A Year-End Gratitude List of Women in Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

News Briefs | Published Jan. 2, 2026

Santa Cruz County Public Health receives grants for traffic safety programs

Driver arrested at Scotts Valley DUI checkpoint

San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

Santa Cruz County urges residents to take precautions ahead of storm