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The Mountain Gardener | Groundcover Ideas for a Changing World

September 25, 2026

Strictly Business | Building Business Relationships Through the Power of Networking

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley’s Measure G – Hotel Tax

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

Plain Talk About Food | Yom Kippur

Scotts Valley School Bell | New School Year Brings Plenty of Activity

September 17, 2026

It’s hard to believe, but as you read this, we’ve just completed six weeks of the “new” school year. And there’s a lot going...

The Mountain Gardener | How to Garden in Clay Soil

September 11, 2026

Soil is a wonderful thing. It grows our food, anchors our trees and provides a foundation under our feet. But it sure can be...

Finance | Recovery from Nixonomics

September 11, 2026

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, But It Often Rhymes.” —Mark Twain Tragic economic poetry with unprincipled presidents rhymes all too often. Trump and Nixon challenged the...

Fitness | Optimizing Reaction Time

September 10, 2026

How efficient is your reaction time? Think back, when was the last time you tripped but caught yourself from falling. Did you know your...

The Mountain Gardener | September in the Garden

September 4, 2026

Summer is winding down. It’s still warm during the day, but the nights are cool and there’s less and less daylight hours. The soil...

Plain Talk About Food | Fall, the Season of Sauerkraut

September 3, 2026

Fridays, as a small child, was a very important day of the week; this was the day Uncle would reach deep into his pocket...

TherapyWorks | Back to School: When the First Day Isn’t the Hard Part

September 3, 2026

Every August, my feed fills up with first-day-of-school photos. Backpacks bigger than the kids wearing them. Gap-toothed grins on the porch. New shoes, fresh...

The Mountain Gardener | California Natives for Spectacular Containers

August 28, 2026

Adding California natives to my collection of container plants has been a goal for a long time. Besides attracting birds and wildlife to the...

Strictly Business | Helping Seniors Move Toward What Matters

August 28, 2026

When Heather Lewis Sebring asks older adults about moving, she does not begin with boxes, floor plans or what needs to go. She starts with...

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley’s 60th Birthday Bash

August 27, 2026

The City of Scotts Valley celebrated our city’s 60th Birthday during the first week of August. It couldn’t have happened without the hard work...

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The Mountain Gardener | Groundcover Ideas for a Changing World

Strictly Business | Building Business Relationships Through the Power of Networking

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley’s Measure G – Hotel Tax

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

Plain Talk About Food | Yom Kippur

SOCIAL MEDIA

Outgoing Scotts Valley city manager honored with proclamation

Free workshop to help Santa Cruz Mountains residents prepare for winter

News Briefs | Published Sept. 18, 2026

News Briefs | Published Sept. 11, 2026

Felton, Santa Cruz meetings planned on invasive shothole borer