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September 12, 2025

Gardener: Stuff your stocking with natives

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. The community trees are lit, homes and businesses are brightly decorated and Mother Nature is soaking up that much-appreciated rainfall. Santa is looking at the list you secretly keep, and if you've been good, you can probably add one more request. There's still time to get natives in the ground, so add some of these plants to your Christmas list.

Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home

From their perch in their home atop the mountain in Bonny Doon, partners Tonje Wold-Switzer and Sebastian Little took in a panorama of lightning strikes that would go on to devour more than 900 homes in the region, including theirs. They were aware a storm...

Candidate Filing for November Election Begins Monday July 16

 Candidates interested in running for any of the school or special districts or city offices up for election on November 6, 2018 may begin to file candidate papers with either the Santa Cruz County Elections Department for districts, or the appropriate City Clerks’ Office for city offices beginning Monday, July 16.

New Faces

- Mateo Cruz Johnson was born at 6:07 a.m. Aug. 20, 2012, to Noelia Poblano and Adam Robert Payne of Scotts Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Pride of the Valley

The 11-0 victory for the San Lorenzo Valley High baseball team for the first game of the 2016 season on Feb. 24 was not the only high point for players and fans that day.

Gardner: Deck your halls with plants, flowers from your garden

’Tis the season — to enjoy your garden from inside on a wintry day when the weather is cold and blustery.

Talk About Money: Power shift is an opportunity for investors

We are in the early years of a historic shift in economic power, away from the United States and toward China and other emerging economies. And Americans’ investment portfolios are beginning to reflect that shift.

It’s the law: When the law loses its appeal

As a litigator, I go to trial once or twice a year, but the vast majority of civil cases are settled through mediation these days. In mediation, there is no judge or jury, just a mediator who makes no decisions. It is his or her job to steer both parties to a resolution that is acceptable to both, even if it isn’t precisely what either party wanted.

Let’s go fishin’: Abalone seasons opens with new regulations

April 1 brought a new season to harvest abalone in California. This comes as no April fools joke; the season is serious for sport fishing. There is no commercial harvest allowed for any abalone in California.

News Briefs | Published March 1, 2024

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Celebrate laughter at comedy show Friday night A very special evening of comedy is set for Friday, March 1, at 7:30pm at the Scotts Valley Cultural and Performing Arts Center. The “Global Comedy with Kiry Shabazz” event will be hosted by DNA, voted Best Comedian in...

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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...