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Felton Grove Under Evacuation Order

February 13, 2025February 20, 2025 slvpost.com

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation order for the Felton Grove neighborhood due to rising water levels of the San Lorenzo River. Residents are ordered to evacuate immediately and move to higher ground. The area is closed to public access. Felton Grove is labeled FEL-E008 on the Genasys Project map. Check your neighborhood status at https://protect.genasys.com/search.… Read More

Monica Martinez Supervisor 5th District Santa Cruz County

Monica Martinez Begins Her Term as 5th District Supervisor | Commentary

February 10, 2025March 4, 2025 Monica Martinez

By Monica Martinez As we begin this new year, I’m honored to step into the role of Fifth District Supervisor, representing the vibrant and resilient communities of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, and beyond. From the redwoods to the riverbanks, the unique character of our district inspires me daily. Over the past month, I’ve reflected on the challenges and opportunities… Read More

Local News Public Safety

A New Sheriff in Town: Meet Deputy David Madison

February 8, 2025February 13, 2025 slvpost.com

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff Department Boulder Creek Service Center welcomes Deputy David Madison as our new Community Policing Services contact. He replaces Caitlin McBride who has been promoted to Sergeant. Sgt. McBride said, “I am now supervising a patrol team, and I’m no longer in the valley. My office is at our main headquarters in Live Oak, and I just… Read More

Andrew Myers Winter Warmer Roaring Camp Railroads Bret Harte Hall

Events Local News

Winter Warmer Festival: Andrew Myers Shakes off the Chill at Roaring Camp

February 4, 2025February 11, 2025 Julie Horner

By Julie Horner It was the end of the summer festival season and Ben Lomond’s Andrew Myers was bummed. Might as well hunker down for the winter and dream of dancing to great music with a few hundred of your closest friends when the weather warms. Then he thought, there’s beautiful Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp! The winter months… Read More

bonny doon czu lightning complex fire 2020

Fire Recovery Local News

LA is Burning: Here We Go Again

February 3, 2025February 9, 2025 slvpost.com

By Nicole Sallak Anderson I’ll admit it’s taken me a bit to write this essay. I’ve been putting it off, finding excuses. The fires in LA started over a week ago, and while it’s not happening in my backyard, it definitely has taken me back to that night in August of 2020 when it most certainly was in my backyard.… Read More

Local News Sports

Spring Baseball and Softball Sign-Ups

February 2, 2025February 8, 2025 slvpost.com

As winter rains give way to longer days and sunnier skies, it’s time for athletes of all ages to dust off their gear and sign up for spring sports leagues in and around the San Lorenzo Valley! Whether you’re a seasoned player or looking to try a new activity, local leagues offer a fantastic way to stay active, build friendships,… Read More

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan San Lorenzo Valley water District

Infrastructure Local News

SLV Water District Seeks Public Input for Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

February 2, 2025February 8, 2025 Mary Andersen

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District released its draft 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) for public review. The draft plan will be presented at the district’s February 6 SLVWD Board of Directors meeting. Funded by a California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program grant, the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) seeks to: The planning process for… Read More

Local News Photography

Fallout Continues After Moss Landing Battery Fire

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 Julie HornerLocal News, Photography

Sarah Williams of Sarah Star Photography captured this haunting view of the recent lithium battery fire — called the world’s largest — which ignited at Vistra Energy Corporation in Moss Landing on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The image shows the Santa Cruz Breakwater (Walton) Lighthouse at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor with the fire approximately 23 miles in the… Read More

Local News Obituaries

Robert W. “Bob” Piwarzyk 1937 -2025

January 26, 2025February 2, 2025 slvpost.com

By Stephen Homan Robert W. “Bob” Piwarzyk was born in October of 1937. He grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He liked school, he liked sports, and he enjoyed ice skating, swimming, and skiing. Bob held the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts of America. In Bonny Doon, he is known as Bonny Doon Bob, Brickbat Bob, and Historian Bob.… Read More

Esak Ordonez, a Mutsun Tribal member and local resident lights a prescribed burn.

Fire Recovery Local News

The Scientific Benefits of Prescribed Fire and Forest Stewardship

January 11, 2025January 26, 2025 slvpost.com

By Barbara Satink Wolfson, David Benterou, and Jared Childress On a recent crisp fall day, we had the privilege to assist a cultural burn with Yurok Tribal members on their ancestral lands in Northern California. During a conversation about goals with the Yurok burn boss in charge, he suggested we take a field trip to a nearby ridge where the… Read More