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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.

Education Local News

Cabrillo College Trustees Vote to Change Name

November 15, 2022December 3, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mary Andersen After a two-year process, Cabrillo’s governing board voted Monday, November 14 to accept the recommendation of students, faculty, staff, and an exploration committee to change the name of the college. A new name will be selected by August 2023 and implemented at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. The movement was launched in 2020 by advocates… Read More

Letters

How the Redwood Tree Saved a Life

November 14, 2022February 10, 2023 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Charity Sills I was taking care of a beautiful and deeply troubled young mother with Lyme disease. Life had become so painful that she wanted to give up. I find I am often called into such situations because I have been there myself, and fully recovered. Not only do I want to be alive now but I am enjoying it.… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Three Sisters Cornbread

November 12, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.comcornbread, three sisters0 comment

By Alison Steele Winter squash, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes abound in November along with deep garnet Bloody Butcher heirloom and stout yellow popping corn. Drying beans corkscrew around the sunflower stalks that now serve as drying racks for herbs and flowers. Kept in the proper places throughout the house these native foods will keep for quite some time into the… Read More

Santa Cruz County septic regulations LAMP

Column: MC Dwyer Local News Real Estate

Supervisors Amend Septic Regulations

November 10, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Last month I discussed the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors’ (BOS) intent to pass potentially disastrous point-of-sale (POS) septic regulations as part of their answer to the state-mandated Local Area Management Plan (LAMP) for septic systems. The BOS’s plan as written was poised to add more pain and suffering to the CZU fire-damaged property owners who… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Canned Pears and Sparkling Pear Soda

November 7, 2022December 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Tom Andersen Recently after a friend delivered a boxload of freshly picked pears, I went about preserving them by canning in a medium sugar syrup. During the process of boiling the pears, I tasted the syrup and found the flavor to be quite good. Since I had two liters of this syrup left over after the canning process, I… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

The Warm Colors of Fall

November 6, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly In September, rains brought a flush of Summery green back to our hillsides. Since then, however, with warm dry air and cool evenings, leaves are turning shades of gold, yellow, wine red, cranberry, and strawberry jam. East and West Zayante Roads are great places to see the seasons change, but you probably have your own favorite spots.… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Fall Real Estate Update

November 4, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer As the bigleaf maple leaves turn yellow and brown, one by one they break loose, spinning and swirling down onto the ground. And so it goes with home prices: we are reminded that what goes up, often comes down. In their determined fight against inflation, the Federal Reserve has been putting the brakes on our economy. Based… Read More

Astrology Columns

Astrology: Scorpio Season

November 3, 2022November 12, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge PhD Scorpio season is a time for digging deep, revealing hidden truths and secrets. A practical application of astrology is to use moments in time and planetary activity to play the role of the “detective” and investigate our own subconscious mind and why we do what we do. What is our shadow work? Are there ways of… Read More

Entertainment Venues

Taylor Rae and Mokili Wa Benefit Concert for Park Hall

November 1, 2022November 27, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner The Park Hall Trust is hosting a fundraiser for historic Park Hall in Ben Lomond on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 featuring guitarist and singer-songwriter Taylor Rae and world music group Mokili Wa. Proceeds from the event will help fund needed repairs to the storied performance venue. Park Hall was established as a community center in 1923. The… Read More

Local News Valley People

Here There be Monsters: The Al Astrella Monster Movie Memorabilia Collection

October 29, 2022November 10, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Albert Astrella started out as a kid who liked to draw pictures of cemeteries. “My mom didn’t know what to make of me,” he said. Astrella started collecting monster movie memorabilia as a pre-teen in the early 1960s. A faded snapshot kept safely in a folio of correspondence, handbills, and ticket stubs shows a 12-year-old Astrella posing… Read More