Light Up the Valley winners announced
Forty-four homes, businesses and community groups — the most to date — entered the Light Up the Valley competition hosted this month by the San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Locals to compete in CCS finals Friday
Track and field athletes from San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools showed well enough in Gilroy this past weekend to qualify for the Central Coast Section finals beginning today, May 25 at Gilroy High School.
The Mountain Gardener: Better blueberries
Blueberries: the wonder food. Each morsel is a powerhouse of nutrition and antioxidants.
Plain talk about food: Smells I Remember and a Very Berry Fool
Here in Ben Lomond, our star jasmine is blooming above our front porch. Each time we get a breeze, its’ scent permeates our home, sending my thoughts back to the 1940’s.
Plain talk about food: All about ribs
My Hubby Norm and I have many long distance friends that come to visit us for several days at a time.
It’s the law: What happens with wacky tenants
I represent a lot of residential and commercial landlords and, occasionally, a tenant or two. While much of this work is mundane, such as reviewing leases or advising landlords on the intricacies of security deposits, once in a while an eviction (unlawful detainers in legal parlance) livens things up. As the expression goes, “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.” Tenants are not necessarily excluded from this philosophy.
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...