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August 4, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: Know your mountainous climate zone

Gardening is a tricky thing up here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Pet Spot: Winter care for mountain pets

Winter can be just as hard on pets as it is on humans. Wolves and mountain lions might live outdoors and thrive, but that doesn’t mean our dogs or cats should, too.

Editorial: Quick hits: Thumbs up for SV school tax plans

A moderate tax solution in SV

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SLV upsets Harbor soccer

Letter: Support Bruce McPherson

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Cougar boys upset Falcons in hoops

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Wine Lover: An analysis of wine making

Making wine must be one of the most fundamentally simple processes there is. Essentially, all you need to do is pick grapes, crush them and allow the natural sugar in the juice to turn into alcohol. It's as basic as yeast eat sugar and make alcoholic juice.

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Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval

Felton Fire Protection District—which in the years since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire has hemorrhaged volunteers, had Brown Act violations push out leadership and...