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The Mountain Gardener | What’s New in the Garden for 2024

Gardening trends come and go. Who doesn’t love to read garden magazines with all those beautiful photographs during the winter and dream about your...

Strictly Business | AI in Small Town America: Part III

In this final series, I speak with Jason Borgen, the Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the Santa Cruz Office of Education (SCCOE), and with...

Guest Column | Despite Fiscal Uncertainty, the County Accomplished a Great Deal in 2023

2023 began with back-to-back extreme weather events that resulted in severe flooding, landslides and other impacts to our roads, neighborhoods and businesses in the...

The Mountain Gardener | Pantone Color of the Year 2024

The Pantone Color of the Year for 2024 is… drumroll, please… Peach Fuzz. I like it. It’s a light, delicate shade that sits between...

Plain Talk About Food | Time for New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to makeyour regular annual good resolutions. Next weekyou can begin paving hell with them as usual. —Mark...

TherapyWorks | Goals vs. Resolutions: Which Is Right For You?

As a new year approaches, many people find themselves inspired by the idea of a fresh start, and contemplate the changes they want to...

The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the New Year

I don’t know about you, but it seemed to me that 2023 was a challenge for the plants in my little garden. Between the...

Fitness | Is Your Body Healing You or Hurting You?

We all know fitness makes us strong, fit and healthy, but being in great shape is not just limited to those benefits. What happens...

The Mountain Gardener | A Christmas Poem

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 | Financing Home Care in San Lorenzo Valley

As a paraplegic planner, I have faced the need for part-time in-home assistance while simultaneously having the CFP financial expertise. Caregivers do non-medical tasks...

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

In an extraordinary show of regional collaboration, local governments and community partners across Santa Cruz County are joining forces to keep food on the...