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September 12, 2025

Commentary: Roads, not Rail Trail, should be priority

Buried on the back page of the December 13 Press-Banner, the headline, “Local road projects get boost” (page 20), immediately caught my attention. The excellent article by Joe Shreve raises some serious concerns about the funding priorities and policies of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission.

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Hoops squads play at Dad’s Club

New Faces

Dylan John Meekwas born at 11:06 p.m. Nov. 15, 2013 to Porsche and Kieran Meek of Boulder Creek. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Plain Talk About Food: Christmas Bells

Each time I hear Craig Morrow ringing his Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell in front of the Safeway market in Felton, I am reminded that Christmastime has arrived.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

Local martial artists earn black belts

Many local martial artists were promoted to black belt during a promotion ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Shoreline Middle School in Capitola.

Twas the Night Before Christmas: A poem for Gardeners

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,

Commentary: BC Cell tower protest only the beginning

Several Sundays ago, eight Boulder Creek residents protested in front of Verizon’s store in downtown Santa Cruz. Why did we do this? Haven’t we already won (“Cell tower application all but dead in downtown BC,” Dec. 13, page 4)? Well no actually, we have not. The application has been shelved but Verizon can come back at any time and have another hearing and get it approved. So why are we so concerned about this application? It all boils down to location.

A look at Scotts Valley Water District issues

By Piret Harmon

New Faces

Abraham Michael Araujowas born at 10:02 a.m. Nov. 26, 2013 to Ann Elisabeth Broesamle and David James Stepka of Mount Hermon. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

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News Briefs

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...