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Letter: Why Vote NO on The Proposed Felton Fire District Benefit Assessment

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The Fire District’s crisis has been caused by mismanagement. We do not need to abandon the volunteer model for fire service, which is far less costly and more financially sustainable over time. The Fire District has provided inadequate, confusing, and often contradictory budgetary data to justify the Benefit Assessment, and its financial status cannot be determined based on documentation available… Read More
rad Night SLV 2026 Community Local News Schools 

A Night to Remember: SLV Grad Night 2026 Celebrates 40+ Years of Keeping Graduates Safe

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By Mary Andersen On the evening of June 5, hundreds of seniors from San Lorenzo Valley and Coast Redwood High Schools filed onto the SLVHS campus to experience one last unforgettable night together. From 8 pm until 3 am, the campus was transformed into a jungle-themed extravaganza — fire dancers, a mechanical bull, karaoke, poker tables, a magician, DoorDash deliveries,… Read More
Crisis Stabilization 800 Government Health Local News 

Santa Cruz County Opens New 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Center for Youth

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Santa Cruz County now has a dedicated crisis center for young people in mental health emergencies — and it’s open around the clock. The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) at the Hope Forward | Esperanza Adelante Youth Crisis Center officially opened its doors at 5300 Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz. Run by Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health in partnership with nonprofit… Read More
Letter to the Editor Letters 

Letter: Prepare for Today’s Wildfires, Not Yesterday’s Departments

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The larger concern for me is whether our current fire service structure is truly prepared for the kind of wildfire behavior we are now seeing in California. Wind-driven fires, extreme fire weather, rapid ember spread, evacuation complexity, and year-round fire seasons have changed the landscape dramatically over the last couple of decades. These incidents require advanced training, regional coordination, sophisticated… Read More
Felton Fire Assessment Tax Fire Departments Local News 

What Felton Voters Need to Know About the Felton Fire Assessment Tax

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To report this story, the SLV Post reviewed Felton Fire District’s own budget documents, the LAFCO countywide governance report, the district’s draft staffing projections and engineer’s reports, and conducted interviews with Felton Fire’s interim chief, regional fire chiefs, fire professionals countywide, and Santa Cruz County and LAFCO officials. By Mary Andersen Updated 6/30/2026 Ballots have arrived in Felton mailboxes and… Read More
Brookdale Home Columns History Real Estate 

The Brookdale Nature Writer Who Helped Save Big Basin

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The historic home of an early conservationist — now offered for sale in Brookdale. By MaryBeth McLaughlin, The Mountain Ear Real Estate Columnist  More than a hundred years ago, a writer named Virginia Garland Ballen lived in Brookdale among the redwoods. From her mountain home she wrote newspaper columns about wildflowers, birds, forest ponds, and the quiet life of the… Read More