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Infrastructure Water

Santa Cruz Water Department Completes Graham Hill Road Pipeline Work

November 12, 2026November 12, 2026 slvpost.com

New Newell Creek pipeline moves city water line out of Henry Cowell By Mary Andersen Water is now flowing through 3.7 miles of new pipe beneath Graham Hill Road. The Santa Cruz Water Department finished moving a stretch of the Newell Creek Pipeline out of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park nearly three months ahead of schedule. Commuters will still see… Read More

Real Estate

The Great Real Estate Standoff: Who Blinks First?

November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 slvpost.com

By MaryBeth McLaughlin The leaves are changing, mortgage rates are keeping everyone on their toes, and election signs are sprouting faster than mushrooms after an October rain. Meanwhile, buyers and sellers across the Santa Cruz Mountains seem to be playing a familiar game: Who’s going to make the first move? After years of a predominantly seller-driven market, buyers are exercising… Read More

Ben Lomond Community

Glen Arbor Road Gets First painted Crosswalk

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 slvpost.com

by James Helmer Residents of the Glen Arbor Road neighborhoods are feeling a little safer crossing the busy road since County Public Works installed a painted crosswalk with push-button warning lights at Madrone Avenue in September. After meeting with members of the Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA), the County reviewed walking patterns, traffic flow, transit stops and road geometry, and… Read More

San Lorenzo Valley Water District volunteer opportunities

Environment Outdoors

Volunteer at Olympia Watershed: Help Restore the Zayante Sandhills

November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 slvpost.com

Spend a Saturday morning outdoors, get your hands dirty, and see a part of the Santa Cruz Mountains most people never get to explore. The San Lorenzo Valley Water District is inviting volunteers to help remove invasive French broom from its Olympia Watershed property in Felton, with the next workday on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 9 am to 12… Read More

San Lorenzo Valley High School Multicultural Club

Local News Schools

Multicultural Clubs Thrive at San Lorenzo Valley Schools

November 3, 2026November 12, 2026 slvpost.com

Students at San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District are running multicultural clubs on elementary, middle and high school campuses, choosing for themselves which cultures, traditions and holidays to study and then finding ways to share what they learn with other students. Boulder Creek Elementary School’s Multicultural Club The clubs have taken on Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Jewish Heritage… Read More

Reyneri family Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Local News Parks

$6 Million Gift Will Build Big Basin’s New Interpretive Center

October 31, 2026November 10, 2026 slvpost.com

By Mary Andersen Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks announced that the Reyneri family of Los Altos has given $6 million to build the Redwood Ecology Interpretive Center at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, covering the full cost of construction. The Friends describe it as the largest private gift in the park’s history. “A transformational gift for Big Basin!” the… Read More

Events Live Music

What’s Happening This Weekend: Friday Nov 6 – Sunday Nov 8

October 24, 2026November 9, 2026 slvpost.com

Here’s the Santa Cruz County & Santa Cruz Mountains Weekend Roundup, Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8! Listings are organized by day, then by town, starting in the San Lorenzo Valley. Enjoy! 🍂🎶🎨 ~ ALL WEEKEND ~ — SAN LORENZO VALLEY — 🎭 “Shrek The Musical JR.” 📍 SLV Performing Arts CenterFriday & Saturday 7:00 pm | Sunday 2:00… Read More

Buzzards Roost in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

Hikes Photography

Above the Fog at Buzzards Roost

October 19, 2026November 3, 2026 slvpost.combigbasin, buzzardsroost, santacruzmountains

Remember the view from Buzzards Roost? This trail is still closed as Big Basin recovers from the 2020 CZU fire, but we can’t wait to see it again. The hike starts near park headquarters and follows routes like the Pine Mountain Trail for a roughly 4.6- to 5-mile round trip, gaining about 1,200 feet along the way. It’s a steady… Read More

Columns Real Estate Tourism

Nobody Wants to Visit Santa Cruz County? Not So Fast.

October 19, 2026October 31, 2026 slvpost.comboardwalk, realestate, santacruz, SantaCruzCounty

By MaryBeth McLaughlin In real estate, we like to say it’s all about location. But every location has a backstory, and in Santa Cruz County that backstory often explains why things are the way they are today: why a parking lot sits where it does, why so much of our redwood land is protected, why a university sits on a… Read More

Pedestrian safety town hall with Supervisor Monica Martinez

Government Infrastructure Local News

Felton Sidewalk Project: Caltrans Town Hall Set for October 22 at SLV High

October 18, 2026October 23, 2026 slvpost.com

Residents who want to learn more about the pedestrian safety work underway in Felton will get a chance to hear directly from Caltrans this week. Santa Cruz County 5th District Supervisor Monica Martinez is hosting a town hall on Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School (7105 Highway 9, Felton).… Read More