Since the mere age of four I have been active in the ocean conservation field.

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.

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.

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