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Alecia Haselton Music 

Sunshine Ghost: Singer-Songwriter Alecia Haselton Releases New Single

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By Julie Horner Corralitos singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alecia Haselton is back home and dipping into a well of emotions with her latest single, Sunshine Ghost. Available on your favorite streaming platforms, Alecia said, “Sunshine Ghost is an alt rock song co-written with my late boyfriend and bandmate Nathan Rael Candelaria in Nashville.” She and Rael had been working on the… Read More
Woodmill Band Music Valley People 

Grist for the Mill: WoodMill Band Blends the Best of the Valley

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By Mary Andersen and Julie Horner There’s something about the Santa Cruz Mountains that brings musicians together. When local songwriter Dave Miller joins longtime friends and fellow mountain players, something magic happens. That spirit has taken shape in WoodMill, a new band blending country, rock, and Americana into a sound as natural as the redwoods surrounding them. “I’ve been performing… Read More
Santa cruz mountains state parks Fire Departments 

California State Parks Continues Pile Burning in Santa Cruz Mountains

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California State Parks is conducting pile-burning operations across several mountain parks in Santa Cruz County, with work continuing as weather and air-quality conditions allow through April 2026. Roughly 400 burn piles are planned across Big Basin Redwoods, Castle Rock, and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Parks, including the Fall Creek Unit. The burns support long-term forest health and wildfire resilience. At… Read More
Yuletide Solstice Blessings Astrology Columns 

Yuletide Solstice Blessings | December Horoscope

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By Catie Cadge PhD Holiday greetings, Santa Cruz County stargazers! Yuletide solstice blessings to everyone. December begins with a Full Moon, 13°03’ Gemini, on the 4th at 3:14 pm Pacific time. A “supermoon,” La Luna is also “out of bounds” at extreme declination. An out-of-bounds Moon gives it an unconventional spin, a heightened emotional time when the Moon is beyond… Read More
Backyard burn pile Fire Departments Government Local News 

Mandatory Residential Burn Permits Coming to Unincorporated Santa Cruz County

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Starting December 1, 2025, residents in the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County will need a CAL FIRE Residential Burn Permit to conduct any backyard debris burning. The new requirement, announced jointly by Santa Cruz County and the CAL FIRE San Mateo–Santa Cruz Unit (CAL FIRE CZU), standardizes burn regulations countywide and marks a significant shift from past practices. Residential… Read More
earthquake california november 26 2025 Earthquake Local News 

Morning Quake Near Gilroy Felt Across Bay Area and Central Coast

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A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck roughly 5 miles east of Gilroy, California at 6:16 a.m. PST on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, USGS reports. Initial readings put the quake at magnitude 4.3, later revised downward to 4.0. Within minutes of the main shock, two aftershocks occurred — a 2.7-magnitude tremor followed approximately two minutes later by a second aftershock, reported at 3.6… Read More
Shaded Fuel Break Miller Property County Park Fire Recovery Local News Parks 

Miller Property County Park Shaded Fuel Break Project

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The Miller Property County Park Shaded Fuel Break Project is a collaborative effort between Santa Cruz County Parks and CAL FIRE to reduce wildfire risk, strengthen community resilience, and improve forest health along Kings Creek Road in Boulder Creek. A shaded fuel break is a strategically treated strip of forest designed to slow the spread and intensity of wildfire —… Read More
Zayante Fire Protection District Fire Departments Local News 

Grant Awarded to SLV Fire Districts for Crash Response and Extrication Improvements

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The Zayante Fire Protection District announced that San Lorenzo Valley fire districts have received a $160,500 Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new emergency extrication equipment. Awarded in October 2025, the grant supports: Zayante, Boulder Creek, Felton, and Ben Lomond Fire Protection Districts. The funding enables the districts… Read More