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The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home

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

“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

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

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

“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...

The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the Garden After Thanksgiving Day

The weekend after Thanksgiving I like to get my Christmas tree and put it outside in a bucket of water until I’m ready to...

Strictly Business | Wylder Space and Community-Centered Catering

Have you ever been to one of your Chambers of Commerce ribbon-cutting events? We go as businesspeople to support our local businesses, network and...

TherapyWorks | Use Year-End Reflection to Strengthen Mental Health

As the year winds down, life naturally slows just enough for us to catch our breath. It’s a moment to look at the routine,...

Finance | Avoiding Appalling Fees for Sound Financial Advice

Before 2000, I entered financial planning with yahoo recruiters from Primerica Financial Services who shouted “Buy Term and Invest the Difference” because whole life...

The Mountain Gardener | A Poem of Thanksgiving

Once upon a time when our area was under waterthere were no parks or trails or trees or gardens.I'm thankful that our mountains rose...

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Scotts Valley Police Department receives $100K grant for traffic enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to...