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The Mountain Gardener | Add the Colors of a Sunset to Your Garden

August 7, 2026

Finance | Hedging Strategies Reconsidered?

TherapyWorks | Why Grown-Ups Need Friends, Too

The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

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

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...

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...

The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by This Year’s 4th of July

July 2, 2026

I don’t grow corn in my small, shady garden, so I’m not sure how tall they’d be by now if I planted on May...

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

July 1, 2026

Nothing piques my interest more than the roadside vegetable stands on Highway 1 while driving from Watsonville through Moss Landing and eventually diving through...

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

July 1, 2026

“The more you read, the more you’ll know. The more you know, the more you can earn.” —Dr. Seuss. About those Annuities Investopedia speaks of investments...

The Mountain Gardener | Watering the Right Way

June 26, 2026

Think like a plant. The weather might be cool one day, really hot the next day. And your plants are growing like mad in...

Strictly Business | The Firefighter Octopus of Good Times

June 26, 2026

We often hear that multitasking is impossible. Experts tell us our brains are not wired to do several things at once. Then you meet...

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Street Repairs and Construction News

June 25, 2026

Having addressed the frequent questions about development, with the help of Public Works Director Rodolfo Onchi, I will attempt to address the second most-asked...

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The Mountain Gardener | Add the Colors of a Sunset to Your Garden

Finance | Hedging Strategies Reconsidered?

TherapyWorks | Why Grown-Ups Need Friends, Too

The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

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

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Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announces resignation

News Briefs | Published Aug. 7, 2026

Scotts Valley police launch school safety enforcement

Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval

News Briefs | Published July 31, 2026