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Scotts Valley
June 8, 2025

New Faces

• Stryker Austin Silva was born at 8:10 a.m. July 15, 2009, to Nancy Maureen Caputo and Gavin Daniel Silva of Scotts Valley. He weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces, at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

Getting bugged at the library

Local youngsters learn about bugs during Ben Lomond Library's Story Hour this week.

Datebook: Aug. 2 through Sept. 9

Sunday, Aug. 2

Addition by subtraction: fixing the state budget

Editor’s note: This commentary was adapted from an interview the Press-Banner conducted with Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Carmel, regarding California’s budget. The interview was July 21, shortly before the Legislature passed a budget with no tax increases and more than $26 billion in cuts.

Rock out for free at Skypark

Come early and bring the entire family for dinner and a rockin’ summer evening at Skypark in Scotts Valley.

Act on your anger

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Off Hours: The week of living dangerously

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series.

The Mountain Gardner: Make sunsets even more magnificent with peach, orange garden varieties

Enjoying a spectacular sunset on a warm evening in the summertime is one of life’s simple pleasures.

No angels of health care

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Wildfire between Felton and Scotts Valley quelled

A wildfire that broke out between Felton and Scotts Valley midday Friday was quickly contained at 2.3 acres, as firefighters sought to quell flames...