.Mark C. Anderson

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June 11, 2025

Fielding Insight

The Pajaro Valley Collaborative gathered to provide context around proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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June 4, 2025

Hope Floats

When the Klamath River was undammed after 100 years, tens of thousands of adult salmon rallied upstream, speed-wriggling across shallows like thick silver snakes.
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May 28, 2025

Clove Affair

Chant it with me: garlic fries, garlic ice cream, garlic cookies, garlic popcorn, pickled garlic, garlic rubs, garlic olive oils, garlic steak tacos, garlic chicken, garlic calamari, garlic mussels...
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May 21, 2025

Brie-aking News

There were grate expectations. Cremes of the crop. Fondues and don’ts, wheys to go, bleu feelings and harvarti parties At last month’s 19th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival.
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May 14, 2025

Upper Level

The faux bookcase door that adds to the speakeasy feel of the pocket-sized gem that is Ulterior bar, tucked upstairs at 110 Pearl Alley, won’t be enough to keep this revelation quiet.
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May 6, 2025

Taste Chase

Thousands descended on Roaring Camp’s old-growth redwoods in Felton for the Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival last weekend.
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April 30, 2025

Mush Love

Here come gold chanterelles and electric orange cordyceps, meaty maitakes and earthy morels... and live music on Trumpet Mushroom Stage
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April 23, 2025

Hungry for Hope

I have been stalking Crepe Cones because it stocks big-value, fresh-to-order crepes like its banana-nutella and grilled cheese, for just $6.
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