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November 14, 2025

New Faces

Stryker Austin Silva was born at 8 a.m. July 15, 2009, to Nancy Maureen Caputo and Gavin Daniel Silva of Scotts Valley. He weighed 4 pounds, 11 ounces, at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

Give kids a reason to feel gardening

With students going back to school, my thoughts turn to young people and how to pique their interest in the plant world. Many schools have life lab gardens, and families growing vegetables and fruit trees have a head start.

Local rider to rip it up abroad

Jordan Brandt’s gentle demeanor is a stark contrast to his obvious affinity for danger. The way the Boulder Creek native sits calmly with his wife, Maria, and 7-year-old son, Cristiano, makes it hard to guess that he professionally tears up terrain on his dirt bike.

Albacore bite breaks open with warm water

It has been at least three years since the last good albacore season. We have had small teases the past few years, but the red-hot fishing we saw in the late 1990s and first years of this millennium just disappeared.

Editorial: Thanks to fire heroes

The Lockheed Fire has been another reminder of just how fragile we are when it comes to natural disasters.

Letters: Pet adoption win-win

EDITOR,

Off Hours: Thanks to the firefighters

I managed to get out of town for a short road trip last weekend, a nice run up into the Gold Country of Sonora, Columbia and Angels Camp. But from start to finish, I was reminded of the men and women fighting the fire in Santa Cruz County.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2025

County hosts forums to shape future behavioral health services Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Services is hosting community forums to help shape the County’s First...