Press Banner Editor Barry Holtzclaw spent the bulk of 2017 following the labyrinthine activities of the the publicly elected board of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District and their documented attempts to: defend a former board member from prosecution of using his influence to profit; abandon that defense, paid by ratepayers’ money, months later; creatively interpret open meeting laws; stop the public from commenting in meetings; and, engage in shouting matches with ratepayers over pesticide use.

The San Lorenzo Valley Middle School production of “Annie Jr.” began Thursday and will run through Dec. 17.

The Agape Dance Academy will once again offer four performances of a beloved Christmas ballet to benefit kids who are battling cancer.