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Atmospheric River Event Tues/Wed

January 24, 2021February 1, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Rain rolls through in waves approaching this week’s predicted “atmospheric river” event Tuesday into Wednesday. The wind has whipped up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the lights are flickering this Sunday evening. Charge up your phones, get the pet carriers ready, grind your coffee beans. KBCZ 90.1 FM (kbcz.org) in downtown Boulder Creek will be occupying the broadcast studio… Read More

Local News Weather

Storm Watch: Cause for Concern in the Santa Cruz Mountains

January 24, 2021January 31, 2021 slvpost.comstorm watch0 comment

A Midweek storm estimate is cause for concern in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Tuesday’s wind forecast looks intense as well. Strong winds and rain will impact our region beginning early this week. Rainfall amounts may exceed thresholds for debris flow evacuations near the #CZULightningComplex burn scar, and rain will be preceded by high winds likely to impact power and road… Read More

Boulder Creek Recreation Community Relief

Columnists Fire Recovery Local News

Community Relief: Fire Families Not Forgotten

January 15, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comfire recovery0 comment

Community Relief resumes on Saturday, January 19 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm and consecutive Saturdays with funding to last through April. “The needs aren’t going to go away, so we’ll be working on funding ongoing.” Read More

Mosaic by artists Laurie and Dan Hennig mosaic

Columnists Community Local News

Local Treasures Preserved: Update on the Boulder Creek Library Renovation

January 14, 2021May 14, 2022 slvpost.comArt, libraries, local art0 comment

Renovation at the Boulder Creek Library is underway. The library temporarily closed in March, 2020 for a much needed upgrade using Measure S funds, but the project was stalled by contractor bidding issues, the pandemic, and then the fire. Santa Cruz Public Libraries Regional Manager, Laura Whaley, said, “It took so long to get to this point.” Read More

santa cruz county accessory dwelling units

Government Local News

1/28 ADU Code Update Community Meeting

January 9, 2021January 26, 2021 slvpost.comADU0 comment

The County of Santa Cruz Planning Department is hosting an online ADU Accessory Dwelling Unit meeting on Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 pm. The county updated their local ADU regulations in 2020 in response to new state laws. County officials now seek to streamline the approval process with additional regulations. Read More

Local News Recreation

Winter Hikes: Seeking Sun and Shaking the Blues

January 8, 2021January 26, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Winter Hikes at Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve, Quail Hollow Ranch Park, Grey Whale Ranch Read More

Education Local News

County Board of Education Addresses Governor Newsom’s Safe Schools for All Plan

January 8, 2021January 15, 2021 slvpost.comeducation, SLVUSD0 comment

The county's collective district superintendents released a press statement this week providing an update on their alignment with Governor Gavin Newsom's Safe Schools for All Plan. Takeaways include support for financial incentives for elementary schools to open in hybrid format and a stance that Newsom's requirement for weekly testing would be neither feasible nor necessary in Santa Cruz County. Read More

Charlie Crocker and Zonehaven evacuation tool

Columnists Fire Recovery Local News

Deep in the Zonehaven

January 6, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comCZUFire, evacuation, wildfire, zonehaven0 comment

Charlie Crocker founded Zonehaven, the evacuation planning and support tool that kept us glued to our phones during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in the San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains region Read More

New Years Day hike at Moore Creek Preserve Santa Cruz

Columnists Local News Recreation

New Year’s Hike at Moore Creek Preserve

January 2, 2021March 18, 2021 slvpost.comhiking, Santa Cruz0 comment

First hike of the new year! Moore Creek Preserve, Santa Cruz. Splendid! Moore Creek Preserve (formerly the Bombay Property) consists of 246 acres of diverse ecosystems, including coastal prairie, wildflower, open grassland, coast oak woodlands, and a riparian corridor on the west side of Santa Cruz near UCSC. Nearly 3 miles of trails guide hikers through threatened and endangered wildlife… Read More

USGS earthquakes Central Coast California Soledad Pinnacles

Earthquake Local News

Earthquakes Rattle Central Coast

January 2, 2021January 4, 2021 slvpost.comearthquakes0 comment

4.3M earthquake rattles Soledad and Pinnacles area of the Central Coast California Saturday January 2, 2020 Read More