slvpost.com, Author at San Lorenzo Valley Post

Written by slvpost.com

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.

Governor Gavin Newsom Stay at Home order

Coronavirus Local News

Governor Newsom Issues Regional Stay-At-Home Order

December 3, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comCOVID-190 comment

Due to increasing cases of COVID-19 Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered non-essential travel to be restricted for 3 weeks for regions with less than 15% ICU capacity. Gatherings of any size will be prohibited, the order closes many businesses except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires enforced mask-wearing and social/physical distancing. Retail would be limited to 20% capacity, take… Read More

Community Local News

Gathering the Good

December 2, 2020July 9, 2026 slvpost.comBig Basin, wineries0 comment

The 2020 Estate vintage is lost. The vines are still heavy with fruit that will now be cut away, too smoky to be palatable. “The grapes are way off the scale smoke damaged,” Big Basin winery owner Bradley Brown said. Workers in the field have dropped the clusters off the vine onto the ground. “It’s kind of sad. They look... Read More

Art Education Local News

CA Coastal Commission Art & Poetry Contest

December 2, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comArt0 comment

Students in grades K through 12 are invited to submit their original art and poetry to the California Coastal Commission’s Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. All entries must have a California ocean or coastal theme. Last day to enter is January 31 2021. Review contest guidelines at https://www.coastal.ca.gov/art-poetry/#guidelines. The event is sponsored by Acorn Naturalists. For more information, or to… Read More

Animal Rescue Santa Cruz Mountains San Lorenzo Valley

Fire Recovery Local News

Heading Home

December 1, 2020July 9, 2026 slvpost.comanimal rescue0 comment

Animal Rescue group reunites fire victims with their lost pets in the Santa Cruz Mountains Read More

Welcome

Under Crisp December Stars

December 1, 2020July 9, 2026 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner There is a secret spot in the forest near home in Boulder Creek. Castaways for the holidays by choice, we pack a feast and our musical instruments and head northwest a few miles on a narrow byway badly pitted and pocked but all to ourselves above Big Basin. Conspicuously the sole vehicle in the pullout, we scurry… Read More

Columns Health

Winter Bathing for Mind, Body & Soul

December 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comhealth0 comment

By Jen Padgett Winter bathing rituals can be traced back to ancient cultures. Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system in practice today, guides bathing as a purification process for the body, mind, and soul. Hindus who bathe in the River Ganga perceive its waters to be holy nectar. The Romans bathed communally in bathhouses constructed on natural hot springs. They… Read More

Columns Fire Fire Recovery

Hope Rising

December 1, 2020February 13, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

Lars Fabiunke shares his experience assisting victims of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Soil’s Renewed Purpose

December 1, 2020June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

The Ben Lomond Gardener By Uncle Skip It is not easy to express the joy and relief a gardener feels with the season’s first real rain. You’ve spent months zealously tracking temperatures and watching your plants for the least hint of water stress. You might have overwatered, a time or two, just to be safe. You might also have watched,… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Real Estate: COVID and Wildfires

December 1, 2020September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

Santa Cruz Mountains real estate news Read More

Commentary Environment Local News

Commentary: Support for Resolution Against PG&E

December 1, 2020December 12, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, environment0 comment

Your speedy endorsement action is needed to support the proposal of Supervisor Bruce McPherson and Ryan Coonerty: ‘Resolution to support the County of Santa Cruz Filing a Formal Complaint Against PG&E with the CPUC’ Your response of support will show your PG&E tree removal concerns to the Board of Supervisors. PG&E has applied tree removal methods that are investigated by CalFire… Read More