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Scotts Valley School Bell | Celebrating Successes and Embracing Growth

November 14, 2025

Fitness | Stretch Away the Holiday Stress This Year

The Mountain Gardener | Planting Season Begins for Bulbs in the Fall

Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

Mayor’s Message | Weathering the Storms: Scotts Valley Looks Ahead to a Bright 2025

January 24, 2025

As we step into 2025, we must acknowledge the unprecedented events that recently tested our community's resilience. Our long-held scientific belief that tornadoes do...

Plain Talk About Food | Finally, Dungeness Crab! A Culinary Cautionary Tale

January 24, 2025

“Be careful what you wish for, it might be more than you can handle.” That thought immediately came to mind, that late afternoon while staring...

The Mountain Gardener | For the Love of Roses

January 24, 2025

January is almost over with nary a raindrop. Our days have been lovely and many of my plants have started growing earlier than usual....

Finance | Date the Rate but Marry the House

January 17, 2025

Bummer Bob gripes over dinner, where most financial decisions get solved: “We just can’t afford a gorgeous river house in Brookdale now. Thirty-year mortgages...

The Mountain Gardener | Houseplants — Good for You and Your Home

January 17, 2025

I look out my sliding glass doors and see tall redwoods and stately oaks, but on the inside I enjoy the green and sometimes...

Plain Talk About Food | Napkins, Then and Now

January 10, 2025

“Mae West has been on more laps than a napkin.” —Walter Winchel Yesterday, while ironing my umpteenth holiday napkin, I was remembering our “napkin box”...

Guest Viewpoint | Fighting Rumors with Transparency in SLVWD

January 10, 2025

Just before the holiday season, there was an opinion piece in the Press Banner about San Lorenzo Valley Water District (“Measure U’s Decisive Defeat:...

The Mountain Gardener | What’s Old is New Again: Gardening Trends for 2025

January 10, 2025

In the spirit of my annual New Year’s resolution to learn something new every day, I did some research on Calscape about adding butterfly...

Strictly Business | Leadership & Heart: Women’s Inner Strength Movement

January 2, 2025

Jennifer Young is a force of nature. She has an infectious wit and undeniable intelligence. Her love of working with details and structure and...

Guest Column | Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy

January 2, 2025

“Could a greater miracle take place than to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” —Henry Davis Thoreau That day in Boulder Creek was...

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Scotts Valley School Bell | Celebrating Successes and Embracing Growth

Fitness | Stretch Away the Holiday Stress This Year

The Mountain Gardener | Planting Season Begins for Bulbs in the Fall

Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2025

County Park Friends launches campaign to support youth recreation

News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Town Hall to discuss District 5 roads on Nov. 13 in...

Santa Cruz County unites to combat food insecurity during government shutdown...