Help protect the oceans and keep them litter-free
Since the mere age of four I have been active in the ocean conservation field.
Advocates lining up for and against new transportation tax
Competing groups are lining up on opposite sides of a November ballot measure to fund new highway projects in Santa Cruz County with a sales tax increase.
From your editor: Fair and impartial
Full disclosure: I am a Democrat. Have been for more than 40 years.
Scotts Valley offers independent study options
There is no support program for home schooling in the Scotts Valley Unified School District, but it does enroll a small number of kindergarten-eighth grade students in its Independent Study program.
Baymonte Christian Schools offers parents option
For some home-schooling parents who decide to transition back to a classroom setting, Scotts Valley’s Baymonte Christian School has become an option, officials of the private kindergarten through eighth grade school said.
SLV offers several ‘home schooling’ options
For many families in the San Lorenzo Valley, the first week of school brought significant changes in home settings as well as classrooms. For more than 200 students in the SLV Unified School District, many school hours are spent at home or in neighbors’ homes working independently and with parents.
Test scores at Scotts Valley and SLV top county and state averages
It may be the beginning of the school year, but California schools got their report cards last week, the results of tests given to students in seven grades across the state.
Democrats open first campaign office in Scotts Valley
California election law, Elections Code 334, describes a "nonpartisan office" as an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. Judicial, school, county, and municipal offices are nonpartisan offices.
Press Banner, Chamber of Commerce to sponsor City Council candidate forum Oct. 6
The Press Banner and the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will be joint sponsors of a public forum for Scotts Valley City Council candidates on Oct. 6.
METRO transit restores bus routes for SLV students
Santa Cruz METRO transit has reversed itself and restored two extra morning routes for San Lorenzo Valley students that were to be terminated on Sept.8
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...