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Real Estate San Lorenzo Valley November 2025 Columns Real Estate 

Fall’s Chill Puts a Damper on Home Sales from Boulder Creek to Scotts Valley

M.C. Dwyer
By M.C. Dwyer Lower mortgage rates may help — but affordability and insurance still weigh heavily in buyers’ minds. Mortgage Rates & The Economic Backdrop After weeks hovering around 6.38%, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped below  6.25% at press time. That’s near the lowest point in the past 12 months, but hasn’t yet sparked as much buyer commitment… Read More
Scorpio Sagittarius Astrology Columns 

Horoscope: Time to Pursue Personal Freedom and Adventure

Catie Cadge, PhD
By Catie Cadge PhD November’s autumn sky is about healing any wounds we may hold inside when it comes to trust and creating deep, meaningful bonds in relationships or with our closest family and friends. November 3rd, Mars in Scorpio trines Neptune retrograde in Pisces at 29°43’. How can we best show compassion to others when power struggles surface or… Read More
San Lorenzo River history Columns History 

Portolà Expedition: The 1769 Naming of the San Lorenzo River

slvpost.com
On a chilly, fog-draped evening in October 1769, a group of Spanish explorers set up camp along the west bank of a river near towering redwoods. Led by Captain Gaspar de Portolà, this adventurous group — California’s first European overland expedition — had found a waterway so impressive they named it “Río de San Lorenzo” on October 17, after their… Read More
Astrology San Lorenzo Valley Post Astrology Columns 

Your Soul’s Path and Calling | Astrology September 2025

Catie Cadge, PhD
By Catie Cadge PhD September’s cosmic weather begins with Saturn retrograde reentering Pisces at 1:06 am PDT, September 1st. The ringed planet remains in the sign of the fishes until mid-February, 2026. Saturn continues to be in range of a conjunction with Neptune at the beginning of Aries throughout September. Saturn asks us to define and give structure to our… Read More