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June 29, 2026

Commentary: Better ways to manage feral cats

Everyone appreciated the rescue tips about baby birds from Carol Carson's column, “Domestic cats pose serious threat to native wildlife,” (March 15, Page 9) published last week. However, she had one alarming suggestion to “rent cages from the County Animal Shelter for capturing cats and transferring them to the shelter.” But once there, a friendly cat is capable of adoption and an “unfriendly” feral cat meets a deadly double standard: By contrast, it is deemed unadoptable and will be killed.

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Overnight Highway 9 closure near Boulder Creek scheduled for July 1

Motorists traveling on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Wednesday, July 1, as crews continue work on the...