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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

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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

2014 Oso, Washington, landslide killed 43 people

Debris Flow Local News

At Home When Debris Flow Strikes: There Is Hope

January 1, 2021January 25, 2021 slvpost.comdebris flow, mudslide0 comment

By Jennie Dusheck After an intense heat wave, weeks of fire and smoke, hundreds displaced, and the worst pandemic in a hundred years, all of us are more than ready for recovery and healing. But many in the CZU fire zone are facing debris flows capable of carrying away or crushing buildings, vehicles, and people. Early evacuation is the safest… Read More

Last Chance Community Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition

Fire Fire Recovery Local News

Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition Takes Action

December 17, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCZUFire, recovery0 comment

By Beth Prentiss with Rebekah Uccellini Kuby and Tiffany Worthington While cooler weather and rains may spell relief for some people worried about wildfires, for others they mean a race against the clock to protect our waterways from toxic ash runoff before heavy rains begin. The Post-Fire Watershed Defense Coalition has been working non-stop since the wildfires to contain the… Read More

Coronavirus Local News

County Stay-at-Home Order in Effect 12/17

December 16, 2020December 31, 2020 slvpost.comCOVID-190 comment

REGIONAL STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IN EFFECT TOMORROW County of Santa Cruz Press Release: To preserve critical ICU capacity and protect the health and safety of residents, the remaining Bay Area Region counties, including Santa Cruz County, will implement the Regional Stay-at- Home Order based on data released by the state showing ICU capacity has fallen below the threshold for implementation. The… Read More