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Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

November 7, 2025

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples Shine Bright in the Fall

Strictly Business | When Sound Becomes Medicine: A Journey Into Sound & Soul

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...

Letters to the Editor, July 15

July 15, 2022

Fireworks Were Spectacular Just want to thank the city of Scotts Valley and the pyrotechnic wizards for the FANTASTIC firework show this year! I’ve lived...

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...

The Mountain Gardener: Fire and renewal

May 31, 2022

I regularly visit my burned parcel in Bonny Doon to monitor the progress of the redwoods and understory plants. It will take 30-50 years...

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Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples Shine Bright in the Fall

Strictly Business | When Sound Becomes Medicine: A Journey Into Sound & Soul

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Town Hall to discuss District 5 roads on Nov. 13 in...

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

News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

Starbucks workers rally for unionization in Scotts Valley