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Guest Viewpoint | Fifth District Focus Enters Second Year

February 12, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | Schools Focus on Growth, Wellness and Funding

Mayor’s Message | Storms, Sinkholes and Staying the Course

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

Homegrown Tomatoes

September 8, 2022

Alaska, where the Crows created the world And the Ravens brought the sunlight - Native quote I have been in Alaska and my hometown of Aberdeen, Washington...

My Traveling Shoes

August 18, 2022

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it solely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men...

Cabrillo’s ‘Candide’ is a Force

July 29, 2022

Promoted as a “Satire of Innocence, Optimism and the Unexpected Lessons of Life,” Cabrillo Stage’s adaptation of Voltaire’s “Candide” is a glorious conglomeration of...

Inflation Mandates Government be More Accountable, Transparent and Efficient

July 22, 2022

Across the world and here in Scotts Valley, people’s paychecks are being stretched like never before. With U.S. inflation running at its highest rate...

Believe

July 22, 2022

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” - Theodore Roosevelt I know exactly the time and date and where it was that I realized I was...

How Scotts Valley is Addressing Gun Violence

July 15, 2022

With the recent tragic shootings across the Nation including Uvalde Texas, there is encouragement with the historic bipartisan action taken by Congress. It’s been...

Meatloaf and Apple Pie

July 8, 2022

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not...

The Making of Superheroes in Business

June 27, 2022

When you think of superheroes’ characteristics, what comes to mind? You might think they have superpowers and they fight against oppression and wrongdoing. But in...

What are the Odds?

June 24, 2022

You never think that the last time is the last time. You think there will be more. You think you have forever, but you don’t. - unknown I...

Finding color in shady gardens

June 3, 2022

Recently I spent some time in a friend’s garden in Bonny Doon. This spectacular garden was included on Valley Church’s Garden Tour several years...

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Guest Viewpoint | Fifth District Focus Enters Second Year

Scotts Valley School Bell | Schools Focus on Growth, Wellness and Funding

Mayor’s Message | Storms, Sinkholes and Staying the Course

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

SOCIAL MEDIA

Caltrans sets lower speed limits along Highway 9

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter schedules low-cost spay/neuter clinic in February

Overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton continues Sunday

Candidate filing opens Monday for June 2026 Primary Election

News Briefs | Published Feb. 6, 2026