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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.

Events

Daily KBCZ News Roundup Mon – Thu 12:30pm

January 1, 2021January 31, 2021 slvpost.comKBCZ, radio0 comment

Hosts Julie Horner and Tina Davey provide local news and information on KBCZ 90.1 FM Boulder Creek Radio. The station covers the news in the San Lorenzo Valley, Bonny Doon, and the Santa Cruz Mountains region. KBCZ is non-political and non-religious and is managed by one part-time staffer that oversees DJs and volunteers and is under the management of the District Manager… Read More

Hot pepper sauce Mountain Fermenter Ben Lomond California

Columns Food & Drink

Spicy Goodness

December 31, 2020January 4, 2021 slvpost.comFood0 comment

Hot sauce! Spicy goodness from the Mountain Fermenters - Greg Roe and Mike De Smidt - for the San Lorenzo Valley Post. Read More

Columnists Fire Recovery

SLV Support for Families

December 30, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, Holidays0 comment

Adopt-a-Family program brings relief during the holidays By Julie Horner With so many displaced by the CZU Complex Fire, Ben Lomond local Julie Zabalza came up with a plan to help bring some stress relief and a much needed feeling of support to valley families in need. “Around the middle of September, I had this idea to create an adopt-a-family… Read More

Water

SLVWD Water Quality Report 2019

December 20, 2020February 20, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

View the 2019 San Lorenzo Valley Water District Report at https://www.slvwd.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif1176/f/uploads/2019-annual-water-quality-report.pdf. Read More

Fire Recovery

Mountains of Wattles

December 18, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Team of Volunteers in Boulder Creek Stuffs Their Own By Joshua David Macha My family and I have lived north of town in Boulder Creek for seven years. We love this forest and its waterways, from drinking from the creeks to swimming in the summer. These amazing natural resources are the reason we live here. One night while evacuated I… Read More

Last Chance Community Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition

Fire Fire Recovery Local News

Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition Takes Action

December 17, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

By Beth Prentiss with Rebekah Uccellini Kuby and Tiffany Worthington While cooler weather and rains may spell relief for some people worried about wildfires, for others they mean a race against the clock to protect our waterways from toxic ash runoff before heavy rains begin. The Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition has been working non-stop since the wildfires to contain the… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Glogg and Pebernodder

December 17, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comChristmas, Food, Holidays0 comment

By Marielle Martin Traditional Scandinavian Christmas Fare Since ancient times, Scandinavian midwinter celebrations have centered around Norse and Pagan rituals of bringing warmth, joy, and light to the community to counter the darkness and cold of the season. Once Christianity was established in the region in the 11th century those traditions began to be called Christmas, but many practices continued. … Read More

Coronavirus Local News

County Stay-at-Home Order in Effect 12/17

December 16, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCOVID-190 comment

REGIONAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IN EFFECT TOMORROW County of Santa Cruz Press Release: To preserve critical ICU capacity and protect the health and safety of residents, the remaining Bay Area Region counties, including Santa Cruz County, will implement the Regional Stay-at- Home Order based on data released by the state showing ICU capacity has fallen below the threshold for implementation. The… Read More

Columns Community

Barefoot on the Crooked Path: Yule

December 15, 2020January 2, 2021 slvpost.comwinter solstice0 comment

By Melinda McNutt, Seanchaidh Yule or Winter Solstice: the shortest day/the longest night of the year usually arrives in our Northern Hemisphere December 21st or 22nd. Granny was clan matriarch. We’d gather around her hearth, light candles from the Yule log, feast, sing, tell stories, and hold vigil for Great Mother as she labored through the darkness. On Bay leaves… Read More

Columnists Local News Valley People

Christmas at Home

December 15, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comChristmas0 comment

Santa Hangs Up His Cap By Julie Horner Santa knows everyone. “When I was in the home video distribution business I got to work with Gene Kelly, Frank Zappa, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, Charlie Daniels, Dennis Hopper…now that’s a story right there.” He remembers seeing Leon Redbone at the Catalyst. Standing at the bar later, he recalls hearing the… Read More