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CZU Fire Rebuilding by the Numbers

August 16, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer As we approach the two year anniversary of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, I submitted questions to Santa Cruz County’s Recovery Permit Center at the Planning Department regarding the pace of rebuilding in the CZU zone. The following responses were provided via email from Carolyn Burke, Assistant Director at the Permit Center. Is it true that out… Read More

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PG&E Helicopter Activity in the Santa Cruz Mountains

August 11, 2022August 19, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has responded to multiple queries regarding the low-flying helicopter activity that began on Monday in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The utility is surveying power lines using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. The activity will continue through August 22 according to a spokesperson. In a press statement, PG&E’s Communications Representative Mayra Tostado said,… Read More

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Big Basin Park Reopens July 22

June 30, 2022July 21, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopens on Friday, July 22, 2022, with limited day-use access by reservation only. The reservation system opens on Friday, July 1, 2022. The Redwood Loop near the former visitor center and approximately 18 miles of fire roads near the park’s core have been cleared for visitor access with limited services available. Highway… Read More

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Barn Raising in the Mountains

June 20, 2022July 17, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

As the Two Year Anniversary of the CZU Fire Nears, Community Launches a Citizen-led Approach By Antonia Bradford The two year anniversary of the CZU Fire is rapidly approaching. As the smoke cleared and life returned to normal for the vast majority of the mountain, fire families who lost everything quickly realized the reality of our situations: we were underinsured.… Read More

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Fire Sprinkler Code is the New Geology for Fire Victims

May 22, 2022June 20, 2022 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Antonia Bradford It is no secret that the path to recovery for the fire families of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex event has been difficult, expensive, and painful. The battles with the County of Santa Cruz regarding geology and septic have been well documented in the press with Board of Supervisors meetings packed and intense with public outcry. Through… Read More

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CZU Fire Recovery – Where Are We Now?

April 6, 2022April 19, 2022 slvpost.comfire recovery0 comment

Time for County Officials to Shift Strategy to Support Fire Families By Jayme Ackemann In March we marked the pandemic’s second birthday. If it were a baby born two years ago, it would be walking and talking right now. For San Lorenzo Valley, the second anniversary of the CZU fire is just a few months away. Like the pandemic, the… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News Parks

A Look at Big Basin

March 18, 2022April 13, 2022 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Larry Tierney Like many Department of Parks and Recreation employees, I spent part of my 35-year career up at Big Basin. It was my first State Parks job. I’m currently on the Board of Directors of the park’s cooperating association, Mountain Parks Foundation and have had the opportunity to tour the park on several occasions with the most recent… Read More

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Commentary: Reimagining Big Basin Project Stakeholder Recommendations

March 6, 2022March 11, 2022 slvpost.comBig Basin0 comment

By Jesus Beltran To: Will Fourt, Senior Project Planner, Reimagining Big Basin Project Hi Will, My name is Jesus Beltran and I have lived a few miles from the old Big Basin Redwoods State Park headquarters since 2017. I used to visit the Park on an almost weekly basis, logging hundreds of miles on its fire roads on my mountain… Read More

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Rebuilding Community in Ben Lomond: The Historic Alba Schoolhouse to be Rebuilt

January 14, 2022January 23, 2022 slvpost.comben lomond, fire recovery0 comment

By Julie Horner It’s full steam ahead for rebuilding the historic Alba Schoolhouse in Ben Lomond, which was destroyed in the 2020 CZU fire. Last August, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to replace the structure, which has served as a school, a library, and most recently as a community center for the mountain… Read More

PGE Wood Haul Program County of Santa Cruz

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PG&E Wood Haul Program 1/12 Meeting and 1/31 Deadline

January 9, 2022January 16, 2022 slvpost.comfire recovery, PG&E0 comment

PG&E will begin implementing their Wood Haul Program with an informational meeting on Wednesday, January 12. The program is PG&E’s solution to a PUC complaint in response to CZU fire victim outrage at the utility’s post-fire tree removal operations. The program is opt-in and application must be made by the property owner by January 31, 2022. Details on the program… Read More