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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.

Dispelling the Myths Around the Roaring Camp-RTC Debate

March 3, 2022March 8, 2022 slvpost.comRoaring Camp14 Comments

By Jayme Ackemann Earlier this year, Roaring Camp launched an aggressive campaign to defend its right to operate freight on the Felton Branch Line that connects to the line owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC). The campaign came in response to RTC’s move to consider requesting the forced abandonment of freight operations, initially on the Felton… Read More

Astrology Columns

March Astrology: Hope and Dreams in Focus

March 2, 2022March 8, 2022 slvpost.comastrology0 comment

March Skies Ask Us to Take a Chance on Ourselves By Catie Cadge, PhD March is an exciting month for those working on making hopes and dreams a reality. Spring is in the air and warm days at the beach or in the redwoods open our hearts to Jupiter’s jovial bliss. Jupiter loves being in Pisces, and the big gaseous… Read More

Education Local News

Charter School Information Nights with SLVUSD

February 28, 2022March 6, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District announces its Charter Information Nights. Parents who wish to learn about all programs within the Charter program for grades K through 12, can attend theAll Homeschool-Hybrid Programs Information Night on March 8, 2022, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Arrive at earlier at 5:00 pm to tour the campus. Nature Academy’s Information Night for… Read More

Columns History

Streetwise: The Community of Zayante

February 21, 2022March 4, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

East and West Zayante Road, Zayante Creek, and the community of Zayante are named for the Awaswas speaking people, the Sayant, who lived and managed the land prior to Western contact. The area is part of the traditional territory of today's Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Read More

Business Tech

Tech Backwoods: Eye in the Sky

February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 slvpost.com1 Comment

Boulder Creek Startup Hopes to Develop Drone Fire Management Technology By Julie Horner “We are 85% there,” said Ember Flash Aerospace co-founder and Boulder Creek resident Lee Kohlman. Kohlman, who holds a PhD in Engineering and is an Aerospace Research Engineer with NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View said the early stage startup, made up of mostly San Lorenzo… Read More

Skye Herrick Boulder Creek games and hobbies

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Herrick Games and Hobbies

February 19, 2022March 3, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Skye Herrick started his gaming enterprise in September of 2019 in the back of his brother’s hardware store in Virginia. Itching to do something different and using the pandemic as a pivot point, he moved his family to Boulder Creek with the idea of starting a new store. Two days after the family moved in, they were… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Mountain Fermenters: A Taste of West Country White Ale

February 17, 2022August 29, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mike De Smidt and Greg Roe This month, we’re going on a fermentation adventure. West Country White Ale, sometimes called Devon White Ale, is a seemingly odd beer with roots back to at least the 1500s, perhaps even the Middle Ages. An ale variety that existed before hops were a common ingredient, it was traditionally brewed in Devon and… Read More

Education Local News

SLV High School Sign Refresh

February 15, 2022February 21, 2022 slvpost.comSLVUSD0 comment

By Dan Arndt San Lorenzo Valley High School gets a new sign! The new sign is the original which was put in place in 1954 when the school first opened, but had since been in storage. It was hand hewn out of a single piece of old growth redwood. The original chisel marks are still present in the sign. The sign… Read More

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Valentine’s Treat: Dark Chocolate Canvases

February 13, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Alison Steele When I peek into the pantry, I try to imagine ways to use the stockpiles of dried fruits, jams, chutneys, and other delicacies preserved from summer’s bounty. The dried fruits seem to disappear first as they need no enticing off the pantry shelves. These little works of art require no fork or plate and instantly satiate the… Read More

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Love Never Fades in February’s Garden

February 12, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly February, the month of love and of Saint Valentine. We know little of Valentine, except that he lived in the 2nd century CE and lost his head after insisting on performing Christian rites in then pagan Rome. For his trouble (and accounts are gruesome), he was sainted about 300 years later, possibly on February 14. Valentine’s story… Read More