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Santa Cruz Has Everthing But You Frank Robinson Brentlinger Columns History Local History 

Santa Cruz Has Everything – But You

Lisa Robinson
By Lisa Robinson In 1926, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported “At last – a Christmas greeting card typical of Santa Cruz!” The cards were devoid of snow or snow-covered holly berries. In fact, the Sentinel pointed out, Santa Cruz was a city “where snowstorms are as scarce as seagull’s teeth.” View the full Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper clipping below. Local… Read More
Yuletide Solstice Blessings Astrology Columns 

Yuletide Solstice Blessings | December Horoscope

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By Catie Cadge PhD Holiday greetings, Santa Cruz County stargazers! Yuletide solstice blessings to everyone. December begins with a Full Moon, 13°03’ Gemini, on the 4th at 3:14 pm Pacific time. A “supermoon,” La Luna is also “out of bounds” at extreme declination. An out-of-bounds Moon gives it an unconventional spin, a heightened emotional time when the Moon is beyond… Read More
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

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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