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Fire Recovery Local News

CZU Fire Quilts Spread Cheer

July 14, 2021July 24, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mary Andersen The Pajaro Valley Quilt Association (PVQA) gifted handmade quilts to local firefighters in gratitude for their service to the community during the CZU Lightning Complex fires. Barbara Lockwood from CZU Lightning Fire Quilts Facebook group said, “No material goods can adequately thank firefighters who risk their lives daily, but the Pajaro Valley Quilt Association elected to gift… Read More

Elderflower Soda

July 11, 2021June 13, 2023 slvpost.comFood, recipes0 comment

By Alison Steele The elderberry tree (Sambucus nigra) is native and to both Virginia and California. It waves its abundant white flowers in processions along mountain roads and stands watch in the corners of cultivated gardens in early to mid summer. My mother’s Mennonite Community cookbook, from 1950, offers recipes for pies, jams, jellies, vinegars, cordials, and wine including this… Read More

Local News Outdoors Parks

Abuzz About the Felton Discovery Park: San Lorenzo Valley Native Habitat Restoration Program Busy with Bees

July 11, 2021July 18, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Earlier this year the Valley Women’s Club engaged AmeriCorps NCCC Team Fire 5 to remove embedded plastic sheeting and invasive growth from under the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Kirby Road substation solar panels that border the Felton Discovery Park adjacent to the new Felton Library. An effort driven by the VWC’s San Lorenzo Valley Native Habitat… Read More

Food & Drink

The Women of Steel Bonnet

July 9, 2021August 12, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Leslie Buchanan became lead brewer at Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in June 2020. Involved with the business since its early days, she earned the position. “When Donald and Susan asked if I’d like to take over the brewhouse, I was excited – and terrified.” From brewing to kegging, in an industry dominated by men, Buchanan quickly reached… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News Water

SLV Water and CZU Fire Recovery: An Update from the San Lorenzo Valley Water District

July 8, 2021July 16, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

July 8, 2021 By Julie Horner An interview with Rick Rogers, Director of Operations and Nate Gillespie, Water Treatment & System Supervisor at San Lorenzo Valley Water District On Wednesday, July 7, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District hosted a media tour of the Lyon Surface Water Treatment Plant and offered an update on progress since the CZU fire nearly… Read More

Columns History

Building and Rebuilding Sequoia School

July 7, 2021July 16, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Lisa Robinson Tragedy struck twice when the Alba Schoolhouse burned in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. The lumber from the Sequoia one-room schoolhouse originally built after the second Sequoia School House succumbed during the dreadful 1904 fires, also perished in the blaze. The new third Sequoia Schoolhouse was completed in 1905. It was located on China Grade at the… Read More

Supervisor Bruce McPherson July 2021 update

Columns Fire Recovery

Supervisor Bruce McPherson: Fire Recovery Update

July 6, 2021February 12, 2023 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Bruce McPherson, Fifth District County Supervisor I hope everyone in the Fifth District had a wonderful Fourth of July, and even though it is a busy time, I hope everyone is able to have some fun and relaxation this summer. We have an important virtual community meeting coming up on Monday, July 12 to provide updates on our rebuilding… Read More

Entertainment Music

Never Lose Sight of Those Little Red Lights: The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Born at the Brookdale Lodge

July 6, 2021July 11, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Dan Mazer with Julie Horner The 27th Annual Brookdale Bluegrass Festival was scheduled for the weekend of April 17th-19th, 2020, but it was one of the first events to be cancelled due to the pandemic. As one of the scheduled performers, it hurt my heart to miss one of my favorite events, which used to take place at the… Read More

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Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

SLV Homes: 2nd Quarter Update

July 6, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer | July 1, 2021 Through late June, the San Lorenzo Valley average single-family home price rose 18% over the previous quarter, to a record $882,315. This is an amazing 30% price increase in just one year. 143 single-family homes sold at a brisk pace: the average time on market was just 17 days. The average sale price… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Growing Cannabis

July 5, 2021June 7, 2023 slvpost.comcannabis, gardening0 comment

Riding the Mighty Cannabis Wave By Josh Reilly We are presently riding a mighty cannabis wave. Legalization is spreading, state by state. There is an ongoing revolution in the art and science of cannabis culture. While most buyers know something about THC and CBD, whole families of psychoactive and medically significant cannabis derivatives are now under study. Interest in the… Read More