Plain Talk about Food: Chicken tortilla soup under the clothesline
Each Monday morning from my kitchen window I would watch Anna, my mother-in-law carry her tattered, oilcloth-lined laundry basket from her house through to her backyard. Setting her basket on a tree stump next to the clothesline, Anna would begin her weekly ritual.
Local man hired as Scotts Valley’s newest police officer
The Scotts Valley Police Department swore in its 20th officer on Dec. 30, and for the first time in years, the department is fully staffed.
County, air pollution district try to solve smoke problems locally
After four years of work to reduce the air pollution in the San Lorenzo Valley caused by smoke from wood-burning fireplaces, the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District reports that it has not seen significant improvements to the air quality of the region.
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...