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

February 6, 2026

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

The Mountain Gardener | All About the Roses

Strictly Speaking | When Herbs Become Teachers

Strictly Business | Human Magic Networking: Why Real Connection Still Wins

June 27, 2025

I wasn't going to be left behind. When social media platforms became popular and essential in the early 2000s, I hesitated. I had attended...

Mayor’s Message | Your Summer Playlist Starts Here

June 26, 2025

Summer has its own rhythm—and for those of you who, like me, love mountain biking, the outdoors and great local music, Scotts Valley is...

Plain Talk About Food | Avocados and Now Tomatoes from Mexico

June 26, 2025

Last week I was hosting a “thank you” luncheon for six of my wonderful friends—friends who support me in all my “crazy” endeavors that...

The Mountain Gardener | Looking for Horticultural Heritage in the Santa Cruz Mountains

June 26, 2025

I was talking to someone recently who said she lived in Bonny Doon. When I told her I used to live on Robles Drive...

Finance | Hedging Stocks with Real Estate Investment Trusts

June 20, 2025

“…for investment periods of 20, 25, and 30 years, the compound annual returns from equity REITs have exceeded those of the S&P 500 Index...

Letter to the Editor | Published June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025

Recognizing the need for police self-examination I was pleased and surprised to read that Scotts Valley Police Chief Walpole's response to a reported increase in...

The Mountain Gardener | A Day in an Enchanted Garden

June 19, 2025

I’ve visited this garden in Bonny Doon many times, including when my friend Kate was part of the Valley Churches Garden Tour back in...

Guest Column | Juvenile Hall Reformation

June 13, 2025

“We are always too busy for our children. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so...

The Mountain Gardener | Watering the Right Way

June 12, 2025

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

Finance | Commodities Investing in Uncertain Times

June 6, 2025

“Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants—but debt is the money of slaves.”...

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

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

The Mountain Gardener | All About the Roses

Strictly Speaking | When Herbs Become Teachers

SOCIAL MEDIA

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

CHP: E-bike crashes down 32% in Santa Cruz County

Supervisor Martinez chosen as 2026 board chair