Guest View | A Log in the Forest
I teach the lesson of humility;Overstretched snaps the bow,The usefulness of futility;The advantage of laying low. —Laozi
Laozi once left eternal wisdom with a border guard as he wandered off into forests unknown. This paraplegic author outlined his hiking injuries in the Press Banner article,...
Residents Oppose Scotts Valley Town Green
My husband and I are not in favor of the Scotts Valley Town Green as it is planned. The ability to mitigate the impact on our roads and other infrastructures cannot be adequately addressed. We simply do not have enough main outlet roads to service the additional population.
Celebrate with the Felton Library Friends
Felton is getting ready for a party to celebrate the acquisition of land for a new Felton library as well as for outdoor community use, and you’re all invited!
Letters to the Editor | Published Oct. 4, 2024 — Part I
Endorsing Bradford for Santa Cruz County supervisor
Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to get to know Christopher Bradford from a unique perspective. I already knew Christopher to be a good family man and a well-known and highly respected community leader.
It was when Christopher...
Commentary: Lompico water board speaks out
• Editor’s Note: This commentary was written by the board of directors of the Lompico County Water District: Lois Henry, Robert Hansel, Chris Kilgus and William Smallman.
TherapyWorks | New School Year Can Bring New Stressors
School is officially back in session. A new school year can also bring new stressors. New teachers, new classmates, new routines. Change can be hard. We all want our children to succeed in school, and there are some specific things parents can do to...
Finance | Fundamental Analysis in Securities Investing
The market dipped 1.7% today (Feb. 21, 2025) with fears of tariff wars and inflation, but I sleep well. This CFP generally encourages securities investors to buy diversified baskets of low load mutual funds and ETFs for stocks, options or bonds.
Stockpickers usually won’t beat...
Our canary in the coal mine
Development and quarrying has already taken a severe toll on sandhills and parkland sandhills, out of what few are left, but invasive species is currently the biggest threat on the Olympia wellfield. I am opposed to the ban that was passed by the new SLVWD board last Thursday because it was passed without a feasible, science based alternative plan for ensuring the protection of these sandhills against invasive species. The few alternatives that I have heard about aren’t even based in reality.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...