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Astrology Columns

March Astrology: Pisces Season

March 4, 2023March 15, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge PhD March begins with some planetary joy and play! The cosmic weather starts the month with a fiery push in love’s direction, as Venus in Aries conjuncts Jupiter on March 1st. Passions fly, but remember Aries as a sign is where we need to have courage and claim our right to take up space with another. But… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

Fire Families Respond to McPherson Comments

March 3, 2023March 13, 2023 slvpost.com3 Comments

Agenda item 38 of the Board of Supervisors (BOS) January 31, 2023 meeting, addressed an amendment of the County’s contract with 4Leaf, the Pleasanton, CA construction management firm which had been hired after the CZU fire to streamline and manage the permitting process for fire victims hoping to rebuild. The program for fire victims was called the Legacy Older Structures… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Real Estate by the Numbers

March 1, 2023September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer 2022’s home price gains are getting erased as prices dropped compared to last January: around 10% in Santa Cruz County, 6% in Santa Clara County, and 13% in San Lorenzo Valley. Although the SLV figure isn’t statistically reliable because only 10 homes sold in January, it illustrates the trend. The Mercury News reports home prices across the… Read More

Column: Antonia Bradford Fire Recovery Letters Local News

Open Letters to Bruce McPherson and County Leadership

February 25, 2023June 3, 2023 slvpost.comCZUFire, czulightningcomplex, government1 Comment

“It’s not the fire that breaks you, it’s the County” By Antonia Bradford On February 1, 2023 Supervisor Bruce McPherson was quoted in a Sentinel article titled “Supervisors Bruce McPherson, Justin Cummings Seek CZU Rebuild Details” saying, “roughly one-third of impacted residents have not sought a rebuild permit after the CZU fires.” He goes on to say, “The county isn’t… Read More

Local News Weather

Eyes Skyward: Hobbyist Chuck Winser Manages His Backyard Weather Station

February 24, 2023March 9, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner with Chuck Winser Chuck Winser has been living in Boulder Creek since December of 1989, a refugee from the Loma Prieta Quake. Because he was working with manufacturing data collection at Seagate Technology at the time and had an interest in weather, the two interests combined, and he purchased his first weather station from Fry’s Electronics. It… Read More

Environment Local News

Vegetation to be Removed from the San Lorenzo River Levee

February 17, 2023March 5, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner The City of Santa Cruz Public Works has announced plans to remove vegetation from the 2.2-mile urban stretch of the San Lorenzo River — from the Highway 1 bridge to the mouth of the river, where it enters Monterey Bay. The river is bordered on either side by concrete levees intended to prevent flooding into the residential… Read More

Local News Water

Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency and Upcoming Water District Plans

February 16, 2023March 4, 2023 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Bob Fultz It’s important that we all stay current with the activities of the Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGA), since their actions could have a significant impact on local control and cost of water in San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD). A bit of background. The Santa Margarita Aquifer has been designated by the State of California as being… Read More

Columns History

A Glimpse of the Past: County Bank in Felton 1950s

February 12, 2023March 3, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek From the image above, can you tell where this bank was located? The Felton branch of the County First Savings Bank (established in 1870 as the Santa Cruz Bank of Savings and Loan) opened in November 1948. The Santa Cruz branch opened the first “Drive-up Teller” in the area in 1953. The name was officially changed in… Read More

Infrastructure Local News

County Secures $500,000 Grant to Develop Broadband

February 9, 2023February 25, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

The California Public Utilities Commission’s Local Area Technical Assistance program has awarded the County of Santa Cruz a $500,000 grant to develop a countywide broadband master plan. The goal of the plan would be to ensure that all residents have access to high-speed internet. The public is asked to complete an online survey as part of the public outreach process.… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Bright Spots in the Real Estate Outlook

February 7, 2023September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer We Santa Cruz Mountains residents are still recovering from this winter’s brutal onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric river storms. We’ve been through evacuations, multiple road closures (some of which will last for years), fallen trees and branches, slides, floods, property and electronics damage*, intermittent loss of internet and cell phone coverage, and frequent/lengthy power outages across the County.… Read More