SV Tsunami has first swim meet of season
Scotts Valley Aquatics, swimming out of Club One, completed its first swim meet of the season at Silver Creek Sportsplex in San Jose last week.
Changes in grapes means good wines ahead
Every year, something amazing happens in the vineyard around the end of July and the beginning of August. The grapes start to change from adolescent green to their more mature red.
Valley People: Dispatcher of the year
Lisa Yee, 27, has been named Santa Cruz County’s Dispatcher of the Year after serving at the local 9-1-1 center since 2004.
Spotlight: Rock and Roll at Lodge-A-Palooza
Local rock bands and businesses will unite at the third annual Lodge-A-Palooza on Saturday, Aug. 1. This one-of-a-kind rock show will be at the Brookdale Inn and Spa at 11570 Highway 9.
Addition by subtraction: fixing the state budget
Editor’s note: This commentary was adapted from an interview the Press-Banner conducted with Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Carmel, regarding California’s budget. The interview was July 21, shortly before the Legislature passed a budget with no tax increases and more than $26 billion in cuts.
News Briefs | Published Nov. 6, 2026
Scotts Valley water supply returns to normal
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