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August 20, 2026

Impressionist Scoppettone to exhibit with daughter

Widely collected post-impressionist painter James Scoppettone and his daughter, Lara, an emerging artist, will exhibit together at the Fine Art Enterprises gallery, 3100 Porter St., in Soquel on Father’s Day weekend from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 20.

San Lorenzo Valley’s environmental warrior

Don’t let the gray beard and twinkling blue eyes fool you. Inside Fred McPherson beats the heart of the environmental warrior he has been since he was a young man.

‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’

A popular interpretation of the Bard’s famous line is that killing the lawyers will give us a measure of satisfaction for the irritation they cause. A more noble interpretation, undoubtedly offered by a lawyer, is that the character in “Henry VI” wants to kill the lawyers so the tyrannical paymaster can plunder with impunity.

Ridin’ with the Wheeldude: Bumps in the Road

Let’s see how we’re doing on our main aim — surviving the road dangers of our twin valleys.

Sports Shorts

Shooting clinic in Boulder Creek set

Cuts to treatment would be misguided

Our newspapers are filled with stories of horrific cuts impacting schools, libraries, state parks and fire and police services. But the latest reductions to alcohol and drug treatment programs are wholly misguided.

Visiting wineries on the east side of the mountains

This past weekend was the Vintner’s Festival on the west side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and many local private wineries opened their doors to the public for barrel samples and exclusive tastings.

Time to prune your way through the garden

It’s mid-June, and everything in the garden is full and lush. Your Japanese maple might be getting a little too full for your taste, outgrowing its space, crowding the neighbors, looking like a boring blob. But take the fear out of pruning with these easy steps.

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UPDATED: Scotts Valley vegetation fire under control, police investigating tip about...

*Updated at 3:11pm Smoke could be seen billowing up above Scotts Valley as firefighters raced down Green Hills Road to investigate. The call came in at...