Wine Lover: Wine makers invite locals to celebrate spring passport day
April Passport Day in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation is right around the corner. It will be one of the best days of the year to venture out and discover some of the wineries that are not usually open to the public.
Falcons, Cougars win on gridiron
The San Lorenzo Valley High Cougars and Scotts Valley High Falcons return to the field Friday, Oct. 22.
Mark Becker is new SLV school board trustee
Consulting scientist Mark Becker has been appointed to the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, effective Feb. 1, replacing Kathleen Ritchie, who resigned in December.
Echoes of 1989 quake
For old-timers and relative newcomers alike, it’s helpful to remember just how bad traffic can be after a natural disaster.
Cougars stifle Falcons again
For the second time this season, the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars finished ahead of their crosstown rival Scotts Valley Falcons, beating them in their own gym, 58-42, on Monday, Jan. 31.
The Mountain Gardener: “Pruning Roses- How, When and Why”
In between storms, I’m itching to get outside and do something in the garden. It’s too early to cut back the perennials as some frosty nights are sure to come our way between now and mid-March. But it’s just the right time to start pruning the roses. It’s best to prune your roses before they start leafing out or some of their energy will be wasted.
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Let’s restore the ‘trust’ in trustees
There has been a lot of discussion and downright anxiety around the country, not so much in California, about so-called voter fraud. Mostly Republican-dominated state legislatures have tried to make it more difficult to vote and courts increasingly are tossing out the plans as inadvertently discriminatory at best and intentionally racist at worst, which disenfranchise thousands.
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...