Your Health: Safety and the H1N1 vaccine
There’s an abundance of hype in the media these days concerning the safety and necessity of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine.
Santa Cruz Warriors host sixth annual ‘Pajama Night’ on Friday | NBA G League
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Warriors are set to celebrate its sixth annual “Pajama Night” event this weekend.
Basketball fans are encouraged to bring a pair of new, unworn pajamas to Friday night’s game against the NBA G League Ignite at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
The donated pajamas...
The Mountain Gardener: A visit to the lush Pacific Northwest
- Editor’s note: Columnist Jan Nelson wrote this week’s The Mountain Gardener during a visit to her sister’s home in British Columbia, Canada.
Santa Cruz County life coach shares her journey of overcoming loss of son
After the rush of the holidays and the bills that come alongside, and with the constant news about grocery magnates ramping-up shrinkflation and regulators allowing massive electricity price hikes, January can be quite the dismal time.
It’s ironic that many end up feeling these sorts...
Let’s go fishing: Fantastic salmon opener suggests a lively season
April 7 was opening day of salmon season, and it started with a bang.
3rd annual Scotts Valley Hitchcock Festival endears despite hiccup
Merrylou White, a 70-year-old resident of the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Pleasure Point, had purchased a pass for all three days of this year’s Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Festival, held this past weekend, March 14-16.
White grew up in Los Gatos, attending Los Gatos High...
Girls on the Run have so much fun
Ten girls from different local elementary schools ran in the ‘Girls on the Run’ 5 kilometer race on Saturday May 14, at Vasona Park in Los Gatos. Girls on the Run is a running group with special emphasis on confidence and morale boosting, self esteem and healthy choices for elementary aged girls. The group met at Baymonte Christian School in Scotts Valley for training twice a week, then joined with over 2,500 other girls to run the 5k (3.05 mile) loop in Vasona Park.
News Briefs | Published Nov. 6, 2026
Scotts Valley water supply returns to normal
San Lorenzo Valley Water District has returned the Pasatiempo No. 5 well to service, allowing water quality in...



















