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October 11, 2026

Let’s go fishing: Fall fishing promises excitement for patient anglers

The days are getting shorter and shadows draw longer. The sun is lower in the sky, and there is a chill in the air. As fall conditions return, ocean fishing is the main interest, while trout and salmon are returning to their freshwater home rivers.

Let’s Go Fishing: Rains bring steelhead

With the onset of winter, the rains have come, and the San Lorenzo River recently crested at 5,500 cubic feet per second. The shortest day of winter is behind us, and steelhead should be making their way up the river now.

Commentary: Some New Year’s resolutions — for others

For many of us, the advent of a new year is accompanied by a list of resolutions. The end of the calendar year has always been a time for review, and the beginning of a new one gets us thinking about goals for the future. It’s the time when we are most likely to contemplate specific changes we want, or need, and most likely to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.

Bruin roundup

Men’s soccer

Mountain Charlie Ride sign-ups underway

Organizers seek riders for the 10th annual Mt. Charlie Challenge Fundraising Bike Ride.

Falcons top Cougars on pitch

Strong passing led to good shots and a 3-0 victory for the Scotts Valley High School girls soccer team against San Lorenzo Valley High on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Talk about money: Commercial real estate too easy to come by

Jim Reed was driving through Silicon Valley recently when the source of Scotts Valley’s commercial real estate woes came clearly into focus.

Healthy Living: Running blind

Six years ago, while swimming laps with a Masters swim team, I found myself sharing a lane with a tall Romanian man named Corvin. It wasn’t until after the workout, when he picked up his red-and-white cane, that I realized Corvin was visually impaired.

Mountain Gardener: Backroads of Poland, Part 2

Poland is a country nearly as big as California, so it stands to reason that gardening styles would vary over such a large area.

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

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