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By Antonia Bradford “We are up against a very strict timeline and the insurance companies don’t care if they make us homeless. Ironically, just this morning I got an email from Nationwide stating that we have till April to build our home. That’s 8 months from now!” – Julie Lucia, Fallen Leaf Neighborhood “Homes that are still standing and located… Read More

Food & Drink

Grüss Dich! Ready for Oktoberfest!

September 16, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Greg Roe and Mike De Smidt Oktoberfest. It’s one of the first things many of us think of when we think of Germany. However, it’s not so much a German thing, but a Bavarian thing; Bavaria being the largest of Germany’s sixteen states and situated in the southeastern part of the country. Contrary to what many think, Oktoberfest actually… Read More

Real Estate

SLV Homes: Selling Homes From the Heart

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Since we’re in the middle of a busy and decidedly sellers’ housing market, I’ll bet “home seller generosity” was the last headline you expected, right? In two recent transactions, however, the sellers have shown a certain generosity, giving entry-level buyers an unbelievable opportunity. I can think of just two other situations in my 16-year career like this.… Read More

Infrastructure Letters

Letter: SLV Residents Struggle through 5 PGE Outages this Past Week

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Dear Supervisor Bruce McPherson, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Assemblymember Mark Stone Stone, Senator John Laird, I’m sure you are well aware that we are on our fourth consecutive day of power loss. There have been five outages in the past week. Residents are weary of struggling to find ways to get work done; parents are tired of sitting in their cars… Read More

Fire Recovery

Meet Dan Walters, Zayante’s New Fire Chief

September 9, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mary Andersen After 33 years serving Santa Cruz and Felton fire districts, longtime local Dan Walters is overseeing the Zayante Fire Protection District. He succeeded outgoing chief John Stipes at the end of July this year. “My main goal going forward is to educate the community on the fire risks that continue today and then to improve opportunities for… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

Fire Recovery Lags

September 3, 2021September 17, 2021 slvpost.combonny doon, central coast, Davenport, last chance road, Swanton0 comment

By Jayme Ackemann When a 4Leaf, Inc. consulting geologist made three trips to Last Chance resident Ali McCargo’s Davenport property and couldn’t find it – Ali became concerned. Santa Cruz County promised a “streamlined process” when San Lorenzo Valley residents began returning to their fire-devastated communities. But fire survivors are asking what that really meant as we reflect on the… Read More

Music

Henflings: Still a Community Hub

September 1, 2021September 16, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Michele Murphy When rumors became reality and the historic Henflings Tavern was to be closed and shuttered back in 2018, resident bartender Erin (then Zimmerman) Miller, and her husband, Josh, seized the opportunity to try their hands at running the iconic and infamous live music venue. Josh and Erin heard that the previous owner wasn’t planning to renew his… Read More

Astrology Columns

Astrology: Autumn Harvest and Celebration

September 1, 2021September 10, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD Welcome to the Santa Cruz Cosmic Weather Report – Evolutionary Astrology of the moment, your moment in time, our collective moment of change! Fall begins in the northern hemisphere with the autumnal equinox, September 22nd. Equinox – “Equal day/equal night” – occurs when the Sun makes its ingress into the sign, Libra. Daylight and nighttime balance… Read More

Columns Gardening

Preparing for Fall Planting

September 1, 2021September 13, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Josh Reilly Fall is the season of bedrock Puritan virtues in the garden, like delayed gratification, preparedness, hard work, and thrift. It’s the best time to plant perennials, shrubs, trees, bulbs, many leafy vegetables, vines, and almost everything else (except bare root roses, best planted in January). In the San Lorenzo Valley, Fall brings the rain. Hence, savings on… Read More

Columns Farms

Love Apple Farms: Earthbound in Scotts Valley

September 1, 2021September 13, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By J. A. Romanoff with Julie Horner “Only two things that money can’t buy, that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes” – Guy Clark You might find it hard to believe that the tomatoes you eat on your pizza or pasta were once believed to be an aphrodisiac. Tomatoes are native to Central and South America. When they were brought to… Read More