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OPINION | Where There’s Smoke: Felton Fire’s New Chief Takes on Leadership Amid Challenges, Unresolved Board Issues

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of a series of articles on the Felton Fire Protection District. This installment is a focus on Felton’s...

Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 13, 2024

Longtime SLV resident supports Bradford for county supervisor Christopher Bradford has my vote in our upcoming election for Fifth District county supervisor. My family roots are...

Fitness | Making Health Simple

Does trying to be healthy feel so far out of reach? You are busy trying to balance work, family and other responsibilities. As a...

The Mountain Gardener | Garden Inspiration Overload

I’d been waiting for the tour of Griggs Wholesale nursery in Watsonville for a while. This company bought Suncrest Nursery last year and has...

Finance | Planning for Deficits with Trump and Harris

With staged propaganda at partisan conventions, both parties hide from federal or Social Security deficits they caused. With local Democratic victory inevitable, consider character...

Strictly Business | Leadership Santa Cruz: Shaping Our Future

Psychology Today says, “community provides belonging, support and identity.” Indeed, Santa Cruz County understands the power of community. We have united in the face...

Plain Talk About Food | Pass the Salt, Please

“Ye are the salt of the earth.” —Jesus of Nazareth At the age of 5 years old, I would eat my bowl of oatmeal or...

Letter to the Editor | Published Sept. 6, 2024

Concerns raised over SLVWD Board’s fiscal responsibility and transparency I’m responding to the letters from Jim Mosher (Aug. 16) and Debra Loewen (Aug. 9) regarding...

The Mountain Gardener | Enjoying the September Garden

September is a month that signals change in the garden. You can feel the weather shifting. Days are not always quite so hot and...

Gardens can be designed with kids, dogs or healing in mind

A garden is the perfect example of the circle of life. A garden is nature's way of taking and giving back life to the...

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Fatal crash reported on southbound Highway 17

A 60-year-old Moss Landing man was killed in a crash on southbound State Route 17, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 3:35pm...