Black Lives Matter Protests in SLV
BLM Black Lives Matter protests in Felton, San Lorenzo Valley
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Year: 2020
Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Home Deputy Spencer
Heartwarming welcome home for Deputy Alex Spencer, the 2nd deputy injured in the line of duty last week during the Ben Lomond ambush. Go Fund Me for Deputy Spencer can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/Scdeputyinjured View the Facebook video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1483675305169632
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Update on Henry Cowell Redwoods Fire
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park wildlands fire
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Ben Lomond Vigil for Sgt Damon Gutzwiller
Ben Lomond vigil for Sgt Damon Gutzwiller
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SLVUSD Welcomes Summer + Resources for Parents
SLVUSD welcomes summer. Updates to school resources.
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Sheriff Jim Hart: Ben Lomond Resident Stopped Shooter
Sheriff Jim Hart clarifies the heroic actions of Ben Lomond resident who tackled, disarmed, and restrained the suspect until law enforcement could arrive. Remarkable and moving testimony.
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State Superintendent Releases Guidelines for Reopening Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond released a 62-page initiative for reopening schools in the fall titled Stronger Together: A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California’s Public Schools. Requirements include use of face masks, limited class sizes, and social distancing. View the document here: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/documents/strongertogether.pdf
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Tourism Update from Visit Santa Cruz County
This afternoon (Tuesday, June 9) Santa Cruz County Health Officer Gail Newel released an updated Health Order regarding COVID-19. The new Health Order removes lodging restrictions for hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, vacation rentals, RV parks, campgrounds and any other short-term lodging businesses. As of midnight, Friday June 12th lodging businesses may resume operations including hosting visitors traveling to Santa Cruz County. All…
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The Gift of Go-To
Barry Tanner and the Santa Cruz Mountains Music Scene By Julie Horner It’s all happened here, at the corner of Forest Street and Pine just behind the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown Boulder Creek, in the building that formerly housed the town’s post office and is now often referred to simply as “Barry Tanner’s studio.” Whether for fundraisers, remembrances, band…
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Closer Together, Further Apart
It might be the understatement of the decade to say that things have been turned upside down lately. In a few short weeks, our lives have been drastically altered by a potentially deadly new disease, and rapid social and economic upheaval has jolted everyone out of their routines. Terms like “shelter in place” and “social distancing" have entered the lexicon,...
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