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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.

Merry Month of May Flower Petal Sachets

May 11, 2024May 25, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele The Spring garden is snowing delicate petals of pinks and whites. Bees smother the blue blossoms of rosemary bushes, and the heady scent of French Lilac leaves me daydreaming long past the short moments I typically allow. Heading to the patio for a late morning banjo session I spy the rambling rose loaded with ruby red buds.… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Downsizing and Relocating

May 6, 2024May 25, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Plus the REALTOR Compensation Update By M.C. Dwyer Selling and then buying another home can feel more daunting as people get older. They often need mortgage advice and tax and estate planning as well as assistance preparing the property for market. Still, surveys show up to 30% of homeowners 62 or over are considering moving! Many in the 60+ group… Read More

Environment Local News Outdoors

Lake Lompico: A Labor of Love

May 5, 2024May 18, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Restoration and Demonstration Project in Progress By Julie Horner Through the San Lorenzo Valley Native Habitat Restoration Program under the auspices of the Valley Women’s Club, the Lompico Pond Restoration and Demonstration Project involves a group of dedicated outdoor enthusiasts who have been meeting on the last Saturday of every month to restore a small mountain lake. Affectionately known as… Read More

Astrology Columns

Taurus Season: Peace and Stability

May 4, 2024May 18, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD May Day greetings, Santa Cruz stargazers! May opens with Pluto slowing down and turning retrograde at 2°06’ Aquarius on May 2nd. As a counseling astrologer, I often work with clients struggling with the energies of Pluto, when by transit (moving Pluto) meets up with personal planets in a soul’s birth chart. It is never easy. Pluto… Read More

Local News Sports

Highway 9 Wrestling Club’s Coach Matt Grocott

May 2, 2024May 16, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Nurturing young champions, Boulder Creek’s Matt Grocott celebrated victory earlier this year with his student, Scotts Valley High wrestling superstar Danica Kelley, who pinned gold at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championship. Danica, a graduating senior who also lives in Boulder Creek, has been studying with Matt since 7th grade. With the state championship in the… Read More

Government Local News

Backyard Burn Season Ends April 30

April 30, 2024May 10, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 is the last day that residential burning is permitted in Santa Cruz County. Beginning Wednesday May 1, 2024, all burning in the County (except campfires) will require an approved General Burn Permit which requires a site inspection and a physical permit issued through the BurnPermit.fire.ca.gov website. The guideline is in place to help reduce the risk… Read More

Columns Culture Events

TEDxSanta Cruz Inspires Community Solutions and Solidarity

April 19, 2024May 26, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Haley Sage On Saturday, April 13 the Crocker Theater at Cabrillo College hosted TEDxSanta Cruz, a world-renown symposium featuring 22 local speakers along with musical performances, dance ensembles, food, and more. To say the event was impressive is a vast understatement: TEDxSanta Cruz firmly put Santa Cruz on the map as a place to represent both the spirit of… Read More

Columns History

Ben Lomond’s Senator Harry Hamden

April 14, 2024May 4, 2024 slvpost.comben lomond, history0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek Turn of the 20th century Ben Lomond didn’t offer much in the way of live entertainment so when the 400+ residents learned a minstrel show was to be held in the recently opened Park Hall Theater, anticipation ran high. Locals arrived to “witness the performance given by Senator Harry Hamden and his troupe of amateur minstrels, who… Read More

Columns Columns: Tom Andersen Food & Drink

A Better Butter

April 12, 2024August 23, 2024 slvpost.comfermenter0 comment

By Tom Andersen Fermented butter? Who’d have thought, but yes indeed it is. Nowadays they call it “cultured” butter and it is a premium, but in my grandma’s notebook from 1917 it is called “ripened.” Ripened as opposed to “sweet cream.” She typically cooked and baked with sweet-cream butter because it had a lighter flavor and was usually not salted,… Read More

History Local News Valley People

Inside a Hippie Commune

April 11, 2024April 20, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Holly Harman’s Tale of 1960s Life at Ben Lomond’s Holidays Cabins By Mary Andersen During the tumultuous 1960s, in rural forested settings up and down the West Coast, radical experiments in communal living took root with utopian ideals and countercultural fervor that, for many, still resonate today. Writer Holly Harman was a young teen living with her family in Ben… Read More