Pot shops get OK for recreational sales
The pace is picking up in the countdown to Jan. 1, 2018, when recreational cannabis for people over 21 becomes legal in California.
Untarnished etiquette: Manners on the roadway
Driving etiquette encompasses general rules of courtesy when we operate vehicles.
Cougars, Falcons 1-1 heading into weekend
Both the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley High School football teams ran into stout opposition in Week 2 and hope to turn the tide in Week 3.
Progress continues on pump track at Felton park
After months of public petitions, contentious meetings and letters to the editor, the planned installation of a pump track at Felton Covered Bridge Park is officially underway.
On March 4, local nonprofit Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) began fundraising efforts to support pump track...
National Walk and Roll to School Day comes to Scotts Valley this Thursday
Scotts Valley Police Department is encouraging families and students to buckle up their helmets and lace up their sneakers for National Walk and Roll to School Day on Thursday, Oct. 9.
This annual event celebrates the benefits of exercise and brings attention to the need...
It’s the Law: Lost loot of Christmas past
Like every other child, I wasn’t able to contain myself as Christmas grew nigh. To thwart my brothers’ and my enthusiasm, my mother and father adopted the extraordinarily irritating habit of not putting anything under the tree until after we went to bed Christmas Eve. That meant no slack-jawed gazing at the presents, no rattling the innards to discern the contents, nor peering through them with the X-ray glasses ordered from the back of Fantastic Four comic books.
Commentary: Roads, not Rail Trail, should be priority
Buried on the back page of the December 13 Press-Banner, the headline, “Local road projects get boost” (page 20), immediately caught my attention. The excellent article by Joe Shreve raises some serious concerns about the funding priorities and policies of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission.
Running back keeps Cougars in playoff hunt
A second consecutive tight game ended in a tie for the San Lorenzo Valley High football team last weekend.
Boulder Creek gains federal Opportunity Zone status
Boulder Creek has received a federal Opportunity Zone designation, opening new opportunities to attract private investment, support local businesses and strengthen the community’s long-term...












