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Brookdale Post Office Update: USPS Signals Closure as Rep. Panetta Presses for Alternatives

The latest At a Sept. 11 Zoom meeting, U.S. Postal Service officials all but confirmed that the Brookdale Post Office will be permanently closed once the agency’s discontinuance feasibility study is complete. That outcome would leave Brookdale without a post office, without home delivery, and, so far, without any alternative plan for getting mail to residents in their own community… Read More
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Steel Bonnet Brewing Marks 11 Years

Celebration Highlights Craft Beer, Music & Community By Julie Horner Steel Bonnet Brewing Company turns 11 this fall and welcomes everyone to a community party on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with a full day of live music, food, fresh beer releases, local vendors, and family-friendly activities at its Scotts Valley taproom. Scottish bagpipers officially open the festivities at noon, followed… Read More
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Gripping New Radio Horror-Drama ‘Wolf Creek’ to Premiere on KBCZ

KBCZ 89.3 FM Boulder Creek Community Radio presents a truly gripping “cinematic” listening experience as the highly anticipated radio drama Wolf Creek makes its official debut on the air. Written, produced, and sound designed by Darren Lee — a local KBCZ DJ, sound producer, engineer, and creative — this immersive audio fiction series promises to captivate audiences with its dark… Read More
San Lorenzo Valley Water District Infrastructure Local News Water 

‘We’re Still Healing’: Six Years After CZU, SLV Water Faces a Long Rebuild

By Mary Andersen Six years after the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, San Lorenzo Valley Water District General Manager Jason Lillion is clear about where recovery stands. “We’re still healing,” he said. “There’s still a lot of work to be done.” The fire destroyed roughly seven miles of raw water pipeline, including the entire 5-Mile Pipeline and its Sweetwater and Peavine… Read More
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Community Meeting on Felton Meadow Solar Array Is Tonight

By Mary Andersen A community meeting on the proposed Mount Hermon Solar Array in Felton Meadow is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, September 23, at 7:00 PM at Newton Memorial Hall, 30 Conference Drive, Felton. To be clear from the start: we support projects that generate power from renewable sources, and we welcome community meetings like this one. Holding a public… Read More
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Golf fundraiser at Boulder Creek Golf Club to support SLV boys golf

Four-person scramble and spaghetti feed set for Sunday, September 20 Boulder Creek Golf Club will host a four-person scramble on Sunday, September 20, to raise money for the San Lorenzo Valley High School Boys Golf Team. Proceeds cover range balls, apparel and equipment, tournament entry fees, team bags and transportation to matches. The tournament begins with a 3:30 p.m. shotgun… Read More