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Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Housing Market Update November 2024

November 9, 2024November 21, 2024 slvpost.com

By M.C. Dwyer The housing market tends to slow in November as people begin to plan for winter holidays, and home touring activity is affected by the weather. This year, home buyers and sellers are also contending with war in the Middle East, political uncertainty in the US, and higher mortgage rates. As California retains the #1 position with the… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Roundup: Weekend November 14 – November 17

November 2, 2024November 20, 2024 slvpost.comEntertainment, live music

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the weekend roundup for Thursday, November 14 through Sunday, November 17! 🎶 Thursday, November 14 🎶 🎶 Friday, November 15 🎶 🎶 Saturday, November 16 🎶 🎶 Sunday, November 17 🎶 🌟 Hot Ticket Alert 🌟 Enjoy your Weekend in Santa Cruz! 🎸🎷 *** The weekend roundup of live music is compiled by Julie Horner… Read More

Commentary Election 2024

Santa Cruz County Measure Q

November 1, 2024December 1, 2024 slvpost.com

By Sarah Newkirk Sometimes it’s hard to believe more than four years have passed since a rare summer lightning storm ignited the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. The fire scorched more than 86,000 acres, destroyed almost 1,500 structures and caused the evacuation of more than 60,000 people, including my family. After sagely burying his valuables in a previously excavated hole in… Read More

Health Local News

24/7 Access to Narcan at Mountain Health Center

October 22, 2024November 14, 2024 slvpost.com

Santa Cruz Community Health Partners with Central Coast Overdose Prevention to Provide 24/7 Access to Naloxone (Narcan) in the San Lorenzo Valley 24/7 access to Naloxone (Narcan) is now available in the San Lorenzo Valley. A Narcan Now box, stocked with naloxone, has been installed outside the entrance to the Mountain Health Center (MHC), making this life-saving medication readily available… Read More

Local News Water

SLV Water District Board Appoints Interim GM

October 19, 2024November 13, 2024 slvpost.com

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) Board of Directors has approved a contract for John Kunkel to be the public agency’s Interim General Manager. In a statement, the district confirmed, “Kunkel has extensive experience in local government. A former chief of police, he has served as city manager in several communities. Most recently, he was the interim City Manager… Read More

Music

The Shady Rest Band: Rooted in the Santa Cruz Mountains

October 11, 2024October 22, 2024 slvpost.comlive music

By Julie Horner Cheryl Rebottaro, lead singer for the Santa Cruz Mountains based band The Shady Rest, has a confession: she was one of the singing waitresses who danced on stage at the old Ciao Bella restaurant in Ben Lomond years ago. She was also the first waitress at Spanky’s Cafe, the breakfast spot that still slings home fries and… Read More

Environment Local News

Invasive Beetle Detected in Felton

October 10, 2024October 24, 2024 slvpost.com

An infestation of the invasive shothole borer (ISHB) has been found south of Graham Hill Rd along Zayante Creek just before it feeds into the San Lorenzo River. The presence of the beetle has been confirmed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Entomology Laboratory. The Department of Agriculture was first alerted to the infestation by a Felton resident… Read More

Commentary Election 2024 Local News Opinion

Measure U is About a Fair Water Rate Increase

October 10, 2024October 19, 2024 slvpost.com

By James Bahn Though I am a volunteer member of the SLV Water District Finance Committee, I’m writing this just as a neighbor and fellow rate-payer. I’m going to try to describe what Measure U is and is not. And unlike some of the fear-mongering rhetoric being thrown around by opponents, I’m sticking to facts, plus a prediction. I’m actually… Read More

Commentary Opinion

The Story Behind Measure U: Even a Water District Must Pay Its Bills

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 slvpost.com

By Lee Summers Running a water district is a lot like managing a household—they both need a funding source like a job or a fee structure; they both have bills to pay like maintenance, PG&E, and transportation; and both have to balance income with expenses. If the paycheck fails to keep up with raising costs, something has to change. Life… Read More

Commentary Local News Opinion Water

Commentary: Measure U: The Story of Our Water Rate Initiative

September 19, 2024October 4, 2024 slvpost.com

By Deb Loewen These columns are filled with various opinions about aspects of our SLV water district, but a valuable district asset often overlooked and unheard of is us, the customers. I’d like to talk about our extraordinary community, finding common ground, and the power of grassroots democracy through the story of our work on a citizens’ initiative. The seed… Read More