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Fire Recovery Local News

LA is Burning: Here We Go Again

February 3, 2025February 9, 2025 slvpost.com

By Nicole Sallak Anderson I’ll admit it’s taken me a bit to write this essay. I’ve been putting it off, finding excuses. The fires in LA started over a week ago, and while it’s not happening in my backyard, it definitely has taken me back to that night in August of 2020 when it most certainly was in my backyard.… Read More

Local News Sports

Spring Baseball and Softball Sign-Ups

February 2, 2025February 8, 2025 slvpost.com

As winter rains give way to longer days and sunnier skies, it’s time for athletes of all ages to dust off their gear and sign up for spring sports leagues in and around the San Lorenzo Valley! Whether you’re a seasoned player or looking to try a new activity, local leagues offer a fantastic way to stay active, build friendships,… Read More

Supervisor Monica Martinez Affirms LGBTQ Protections

Government

Monica Martinez Leads Commitment to LGBT Community

January 30, 2025February 18, 2025 slvpost.com

Led by Fifth District Supervisor Monica Martinez, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reaffirm the County’s commitment to protect women and the LGBTQ+ community amid harmful federal policies and proposals, and to direct the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to safeguard services and ensure timely responses. “Given the current political climate, it is important that we… Read More

Local News Obituaries

Robert W. “Bob” Piwarzyk 1937 -2025

January 26, 2025February 2, 2025 slvpost.com

By Stephen Homan Robert W. “Bob” Piwarzyk was born in October of 1937. He grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He liked school, he liked sports, and he enjoyed ice skating, swimming, and skiing. Bob held the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts of America. In Bonny Doon, he is known as Bonny Doon Bob, Brickbat Bob, and Historian Bob.… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

January Frost in the Winter Garden

January 12, 2025January 29, 2025 slvpost.com

By Josh Reilly In January, perhaps more than any month, I appreciate the big south-facing window looking out onto my garden. I can see almost the whole backyard without having to step outside, crunching through the film of frost that forms in the shade of my neighbor’s 120-foot Ponderosa pines. Inside of the window, it’s about 40 F warmer than… Read More

Esak Ordonez, a Mutsun Tribal member and local resident lights a prescribed burn.

Fire Recovery Local News

The Scientific Benefits of Prescribed Fire and Forest Stewardship

January 11, 2025January 26, 2025 slvpost.com

By Barbara Satink Wolfson, David Benterou, and Jared Childress On a recent crisp fall day, we had the privilege to assist a cultural burn with Yurok Tribal members on their ancestral lands in Northern California. During a conversation about goals with the Yurok burn boss in charge, he suggested we take a field trip to a nearby ridge where the… Read More

A mossy oak at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park

Outdoors Recreation

Among the Oaks and Manzanita at Quail Hollow Ranch

January 7, 2025January 25, 2025 slvpost.com

Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, tucked in a sunny valley in Felton, is one of Santa Cruz County’s hidden treasures. Once a working horse ranch and the test kitchen for Sunset Magazine, the park is now a 300-acre Natural Reserve with rare habitats like the Santa Cruz sandhills, a dwarf redwood forest, and the tallest Red Willow in California. Visitors… Read More

Columns Local History

Filling Stations in Ben Lomond | Local History

January 6, 2025January 19, 2025 slvpost.comben lomond, filling stations, history, san lorenzo valley0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek Gasoline powered automobiles became popular in the 1920s as motorists enjoyed a new sense of mobility and adventure. In the early days, travel required careful planning, and gassing up was always a priority. Initially, gasoline had to be obtained at “bulk depots” where fuel was provided in cans or other containers. Later, a horse-drawn wagon loaded up… Read More

Columns History Local History

A Mid-Century “Atomic” Vault in the Santa Cruz Mountains

December 26, 2024January 7, 2025 slvpost.comatomic vault, Santa Cruz Mountains, Zayante, zayante tunnel0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek In 1953, the Zayante Southern Pacific Railroad tunnel was purchased by the Western States Atomic Vault Corporation, touted for use as a storage place for vital documents and other priceless valuables in case of nuclear attacks. The Southern Pacific train route that ran through the tunnel had been abandoned since November 1940. But, the Zayante tunnel remained… Read More

Columns Food & Drink Recipes

Cranberry Orange Scones

December 25, 2024January 3, 2025 slvpost.comrecipes

By Robin Horne You say teatime, I say scones. Tea with scones is the perfect pick-me-up combination: slightly sweet, lightly fruity, and caffeinated. Both festive and easy to make, scones can be created in endless varieties. You can freeze them either before or after baking, and they taste perfect after a short time in the oven. For a recent tea… Read More