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November 11, 2025

Commentary: Proposed cannabis business tax could benefit environment, safety

For many years, Santa Cruz County voters have strongly supported state and local laws that provide for the compassionate and safe use of medicinal cannabis by prescription.

Letters & Shout-outs (Oct. 31, 2014)

- As a reminder, letters should not exceed 300 words and must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesdays to be considered for publication. Letters must include the author’s real name and town of residence.

SLV Homeschool builds wetlands at school campus

What was once a shallow dirt pit in the back of a classroom on the former Quail Hollow Elementary School campus has now been transformed into a functioning wetland.

Popular new K9 unit hits the streets of Scotts Valley

After an intensive, six-week basic handler’s course in Reno, Scotts Valley Police Officer Brandon Polito and Atlas, SVPD’s new K-9 unit was deployed to begin official duty on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

News briefs

SV Chamber to host celebration for Community Award winners

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Obituary: Stella George

Stella George, a resident of Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley, was born to a loving Greek immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York.

Obituary: Ivan Frederick Smith

Ivan Frederick Smith

The Mountain Gardener: A little slice of heaven in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Outside of the historical agriculture exhibit at the Santa Cruz County Fair, I have never seen so many antique farm implements and tools.

It’s Your Money: Proposition 2 could impact local school districts’ reserves

Penny Weaver says she is staying calm and taking a wait-and-see approach to Proposition 2.

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...