Talk about money: Occupy Washington, not Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are right to protest how the middle class is getting poorer while the rich get richer, but the location of their protests — in the world’s financial capital in New York — should be about 200 miles to the southwest, in Washington, D.C.
The Wine Lover: Economics of tasting fees
There was a time when tasting fees were rare in the Santa Cruz wine region. Most wineries were happy to pour a few tastes for guests, with the expectation that they would at the very least buy a bottle to take home for later. This unspoken method worked well for quite some time.
Falcon PAL football finishes undefeated regular season
The Scotts Valley Falcon Police Athletic League Midget team wrapped up the regular season with an 8-0 record.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Fundraisers for Fish
The first Golden Gate Salmon Association Dinner is now behind us and proved to be a great success. Coming up is the Monterey Bay Salmon Trout Project Albacore Dinner on Nov. 12 in Castroville.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...















