Tag: opinion
The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year
Last year Pantone chose Mocha Mousse as their color of the year, which I’m sure looks great in a living room but the garden?...
Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning
Partnerships, filing March 17, enable two or more individuals or business entities to work together as a single business. Partnerships enable combinations of bright...
Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas
I had my grocery list in hand while stuffing a bag full of string beans for our Christmas dinner last week at Safeway market....
The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026
Well, it’s happened again—we made it around the sun once more. As the calendar turns to a New Year, these are some of my...
Strictly Business | A Year-End Gratitude List of Women in Business
Perhaps you missed one of the articles this year that highlighted the collective power of women shaping the local business ecosystem.
As this year winds...
Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions
Now is the time we all are thinking of changing a thing or two for 2026 to improve our lives. Many of us use...
The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas 2025—A Poem...
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
Finance | Planning for the Price of Power
Hayek’s “Use of Knowledge in Society” illustrates the profound challenges that well-meaning but arrogant market planners have faced from widely dispersed market knowledge inadequately...
TherapyWorks | A Guide to Enjoying the Holidays Stress-Free
The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it can also be a lot to manage. Between family expectations,...
Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, and are enjoying this holiday season.
Last week, Superintendent Krause and your full board attended the CSBA...
News Briefs | Published Jan. 2, 2026
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau named ‘County of the Year’
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau received the “County of the Year” award at the California...
