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The San Lorenzo Valley Post is your essential guide to life in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We're dedicated to delivering the latest news, events, and stories that matter to our community. From local government to schools, from environmental issues to the arts, we're committed to providing comprehensive and unbiased coverage. We believe in the power of community journalism and strive to be a platform for diverse voices.

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Tell Us Your Story and How You’d Like to Get Local Information

April 9, 2025April 15, 2025 slvpost.com

What local issues matter most to you? How to they impact your life? Do you want to receive more information about these issues from local newspapers? What information do you want? How do you want to receive it? The San Lorenzo Valley Post is a local newsroom that serves the San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains regions. Santa Cruz… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Different Markets, Different Directions

April 8, 2025April 15, 2025 slvpost.com

By M.C. Dwyer Last month, there were 14 single family home sales in the San Lorenzo Valley – about the same as January, about 8% more than in February 2024. The number of sales is too small to be statistically accurate, but it seems clear prices rose (3% for the month and 13% for the year). Yet, a full 25%… Read More

Community Local News Politics

April 5 “Hands Off!” Protest Draws Thousands in Santa Cruz

April 6, 2025April 12, 2025 slvpost.com

On April 5, 2025, a large crowd gathered at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse for the “Hands Off!” protest, part of a nationwide series of demonstrations organized in response to Trump administration policies. The event drew attendees from across the county, filling the courthouse lawn and surrounding spaces. The Santa Cruz event was one of over 1,000 protests held across… Read More

Outdoors Recreation

Quail Hollow Ranch Pace Family Wilderness Trail

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 slvpost.com

Sign up to volunteer for the Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Trails Construction project, a trail-building endeavor that will expand the Quail Hollow’s existing 4.5-mile trail network into the Pace Family Wilderness, a 79.5-acre parcel that was gifted to County of Santa Cruz Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services in 1997. This phase of construction focuses on the… Read More

Art Local News Music Valley People

Voiced by Hand: Joel Di Mauro Guitars

March 29, 2025April 9, 2025 slvpost.com

By Julie Horner Personal relationships. It’s all about the bond between musician and instrument with a guitar that is “voiced” by hand. And craftsmanship, which is a reflection of the skill, judgment, and attitude of the luthier who uses his tools with the necessary freedom to carry out the work. Joel Di Mauro started building in 2012 from his home… Read More

Education Local News Schools

2025 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee Winners

March 19, 2025April 5, 2025 slvpost.com

Congratulations to local winners of the 2025 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee, Elementary Division Grades 4-6. Pictured here: Horace Dong of Scotts Valley Middle School – 2nd place, Emerson Brunner of Scotts Valley Middle School – 1st place, and Cooper Slavich of Boulder Creek Elementary School – 3rd place. More results from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education: In… Read More

Music

Mountain Pro Jam: Sunday Music Showcase at Henflings Tavern

March 14, 2025March 15, 2025 slvpost.com

By Michele Murphy Back in June 2015, Ben Lomond resident and local guitar player Dan Odom, who lives a few miles from the historic Henflings Roadhouse and Tavern, noticed that Monday evenings at the venue were the only times the place seemed to be quiet each week. So, eager to meet and play with like-minded local musicians, he approached the… Read More

Entertainment Music

Sugar in My Bowl: Buffalo Blues Trio Raises the Vibration

March 14, 2025March 22, 2025 slvpost.com

By Julie Horner Santa Cruz Mountains locals Michele Murphy, Diane Bock, and Ramon Marc Butler share a love of the blues. The spark for their group, the Buffalo Blues Trio, was struck in 2018 when Michele and a girlfriend went to see the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, A Night With Janis Joplin at the Santa Cruz Civic. “I was on… Read More

Business Government Local News

Cannabis Retailers Seek Permitting for On Site Consumption

March 10, 2025March 28, 2025 slvpost.com

Supervisor Monica Martinez has posted an alert about an item on the Tuesday March 11 Board of Supervisors meeting agenda. The Board will consider amendments that would allow two cannabis retailers along Highway 9 — one in Felton and one in Boulder Creek — to apply for permits for on-site consumption, similar to a bar. “The County has been working… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Fire Recovery Gardening

Fire Resistant Planting

March 9, 2025March 14, 2025 slvpost.com

By Josh Reilly It’s been just over four and a half years since the CZU fire. Some folks are back in new homes or will be soon. Many have moved elsewhere and are starting new gardens. So I offer these suggestions, with much respect, to encourage awareness of fire in your new plantings. You already have an almost impossibly complicated… Read More