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Columns History

Filming the Elephant Anna May 1922

August 28, 2025September 28, 2025 slvpost.com

By Randall Brown In the spring of 1922 Boulder Creek welcomed the return of the movie people. Location scouts for the Thomas Ince company, searching for a place to film a picture, in “a wooded country with no snow,” with “plenty of river and mountain scenery,” found the town ideally suited their plans. A crew of carpenters went to work,… Read More

Columns Livestock

So You Want to Keep Chickens

August 27, 2025September 7, 2025 slvpost.com

The Starter Park By Laura Testa-Reyes (AKA Chicken Lady) Welcome to the world of backyard chickens! If someone was to ask me for advice on what they should know before keeping chickens, my first answer would be to make sure they have a coop that can’t be broken into. The second bit of advice I would give is to get… Read More

History Local News

FaceTime: Portraits from the Past at SLV Museum

August 27, 2025September 3, 2025 slvpost.com

A portrait exhibition titled FaceTime opened in June at the San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s Grace Episcopal Gallery in Boulder Creek. The exhibition features artwork and photographs of local residents spanning one hundred years from the 1870s to the 1970s. Alice Hesse, featured on the exhibition flyer above, graduated from Boulder Creek High School in 1921 and from UC Berkeley in… Read More

Local News Public Safety

New Sheriff’s Service Center to Open in Davenport

August 23, 2025August 30, 2025 slvpost.com

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has approved a new Sheriff’s Service Center in Davenport to enhance public safety and serve the growing needs of the North Coast community. The decision comes in response to increased visitorship following the opening of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument and upcoming projects like the North Coast Rail Trail. To be located at… Read More

Business Food & Drink

Tae’s Edo Sushi Celebrates Dedicated Following

August 9, 2025August 17, 2025 slvpost.com

Santa Cruz Mountains Dining Treasure By Julie Horner Longtime sushi chef and food and beverage professional Tae Song has anchored Edo Sushi in Boulder Creek for more than 11 years. An elevated dining treasure among the burgers and tacos in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Tae honors his original sushi chef Jay Ham, and his hard working staff, as well as… Read More

Obituaries

Donald C Matteson, 1961–2025

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 slvpost.com

Donald C Matteson, our beloved little brother and longtime resident of Boulder Creek, CA, passed away March 5, 2025. Known to his friends as “Don” and to his family as “D.C,” he was proud that his middle name was the letter “C.” Our parents named him after our mother’s father, whose middle name was Clifton, but wanted to break with… Read More

Festivals

KBCZ Music Festival Rocks Boulder Creek

August 7, 2025August 10, 2025 slvpost.com

By Julie Horner The KBCZ Music Festival celebrates its 8th anniversary Saturday, August 9 from 1 to 7pm in Boulder Creek! An idea sparked by KBCZ alum Matt Buchanan (DJ Matt Slayershoes, now of Balefire Brewing fame), this year the event moves from Junction Park downtown to the larger Garrahan Park, on Highway 9 two miles north of town. There… Read More

Tressel Fire Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Fire Fire Departments Local News

Multi-Agency Response Contains Tressel Fire in Boulder Creek

August 3, 2025August 9, 2025 slvpost.com

Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire with extention into wildland on Tressel Pass Road north of town. Ben Lomond Fire Department, Felton Fire Protection District, Scotts Valley Fire District, Santa Cruz Fire Department, CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, AMR, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Cal Trans, and PG&E provided additional support. While the structure… Read More

Connie Moreno Peraza Santa Cruz County Health Services Department

Government Local News

Connie Moreno-Peraza Named New Director of Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency

July 31, 2025August 8, 2025 slvpost.com

The County of Santa Cruz has appointed Connie Moreno-Peraza, MSW, LCSW, as the new Director of the Health Services Agency (HSA), effective September 1, 2025. A seasoned health care leader with a career spanning multiple California counties, Moreno-Peraza brings expertise in behavioral health, equity-focused care, and public sector innovation. Most recently, Moreno-Peraza served as the Assistant Director for Behavioral Health… Read More

Sports

Step Back in Time: A Day of Vintage Baseball and Community Fun in Santa Cruz

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 slvpost.com

Baseball fans and history buffs alike are invited to step back in time on Saturday, August 2, when Santa Cruz Seals team up with the Bay Area Vintage Base Ball League for a one-of-a-kind 3-game exhibition and community fundraiser. The event will take place at Harvey West Park, Field #6, and promises a fun-filled afternoon of 19th-century baseball, local flavor,… Read More