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Motos: A Short Film in the Wake of Wildfire

October 10, 2025October 23, 2025 Mary Andersen

Meet Boulder Creek Filmmaker Jesus Beltran By Mary Andersen In the rugged heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where redwoods still bear scars of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire, Jesus Beltran’s short film Motos captures a story of family and brotherhood. Released in March 2025 and currently on the festival circuit, this 20-minute drama, filmed in Boulder Creek, has… Read More

Fire Departments Local News

Felton Fire Protection District Proposes Parcel Tax to Bolster Emergency Services

October 9, 2025October 18, 2025 Mary Andersen

By Mary Andersen The Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has drafted a resolution for a 2026 election for a new parcel tax aimed at supporting the sustainability of its fire protection and emergency medical services. The resolution, posted now for public feedback, requests that the Santa Cruz County Elections Department conduct an all-mail election for residents within the district’s boundaries.… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

CAL FIRE CZU Plans Controlled Burn in Oak Woodland for Post-Fire Recovery

October 8, 2025October 23, 2025 slvpost.com

On Friday, October 10, 2025, weather permitting, CAL FIRE CZU will conduct a controlled burn of approximately 40 acres of grass, brush, and dead trees at Locatelli Ranch in Santa Cruz County. The burn area lies within the CZU August Lightning Complex footprint, see map below. Santa Cruz County Vegetation Management Forester Scott Bullock explains, “Our aim is to clear… Read More

Local News Uncategorized

Invasive Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Identified in Boulder Creek

October 8, 2025October 23, 2025 slvpost.com

Santa Cruz County Mosquito & Vector Control (Vector Control) has announced the detection of invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes near downtown Boulder Creek, marking the second confirmed sighting in the county. This follows a 2022 identification in the South County area. The discovery underscores the ongoing challenge of managing non-native mosquito species in California, where Aedes aegypti is not endemic but… Read More

Astrology Columns

Claiming a More Authentic and Revolutionary You | October 2025 Horoscope

October 4, 2025October 11, 2025 Catie Cadge, PhD

By Catie Cadge PhD Ah, the sunny days of Fall, or Second Summer, are here in Santa Cruz. October can be such a beautiful time and the cosmic weather at the start of the month sets the mood for good conversation along with creative fun. Mercury in Libra, 22°34’, squares Jupiter in Cancer, October 1st, at 1:59 pm Pacific time.… Read More

Columns Food & Drink Recipes

Wild Blackberry Pie

September 28, 2025October 10, 2025 Robin Horn

By Robin Marie Horn It’s the end of blackberry season here in California. No more berries at the farmers markets, but they’re still ripening along fences and in fields here and there. There are fewer blackberries than in summer, but most berry pickers have forgotten about them. So it’s the perfect time for the last blackberry pie of the year.… Read More

Sports

Renegades Win Gold

September 24, 2025October 8, 2025 slvpost.com

The SCM Renegades have done it again, winning five games in the row at the NCS Fastpitch Central California Breast Cancer Awarenness Tournament to win gold. The tournament was held in Paso Robles the weekend of September 20 and 21. Pitcher/Third Base Sonya Padilla was named MVP. Pictured here: Top Row Left to Right: Coach Tera, Skylar, Kyla, Maddie, Rori,… Read More

Outdoors Parks Recreation

Miller Property County Park

September 13, 2025December 28, 2025 Mary Andersen and Julie Horner

Secluded Boulder Creek Property Opens to the Public By Mary Andersen and Julie Horner Here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, we’re blessed with a multitude of beautiful open spaces to explore – state and local parks, conservation areas, thousands of trails and plenty of riverside beaches. Now, a Boulder Creek property long earmarked for broader public access has officially joined… Read More

Entertainment Music

This Close! Keepers of Local Music-Making

September 3, 2025October 8, 2025 Julie Hornerlocal bands

By Julie Horner Many a band has formed over a craft brew, and This Close! is one of them. The guys remember meeting each other at Boulder Creek Brewing Company where guitarist Pete Catizone brewed for ten years before moving to Faultline Brewing in Sunnyvale in 2003, and then over to Steel Bonnet Brewing in Scotts Valley. Peter and rhythm… Read More

Columns Gardening

Finding Balance in the Garden

August 30, 2025October 4, 2025 slvpost.com

Mindful choices in the garden invite a balanced, thriving landscape. (Photo by Naoki Suzuki) By Josh Reilly What follows is not intended to keep you out of our SLV nurseries or garden centers. Just the opposite. I hope you go. I just want you to pause and think before doing it. There are dragons at the temple gate. The path… Read More