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By James Helmer The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is made up of elected and appointed officials from the County of Santa Cruz, all four incorporated cities and Metro Transit District. Its role is long range county-wide transportation planning and distributing state and federal funds for roadway, transit, rail and pedestrian improvements for regionally significant projects. County Supervisor… Read More

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A Glimpse of the Past: County Bank in Felton 1950s

February 12, 2023December 26, 2024 slvpost.com1950s, county bank, felton, Highway 9, history, local history0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek From the image above, can you tell where this bank was located? The Felton branch of the County First Savings Bank (established in 1870 as the Santa Cruz Bank of Savings and Loan) opened in November 1948. The Santa Cruz branch opened the first “Drive-up Teller” in the area in 1953. The name was officially changed in… Read More

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Looking for an Upside

August 1, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.comfelton, heart rock, Highway 90 comment

By Julie Horner Well not so fast. Some of us had just sidled up to Joe’s newly refurbished bar…seats away from each other and mostly masked…not quite back to “normal” but doggone we could go down and get our pint and say hello to those scattered along the bar’s storied length and dial up a tune on the juke with… Read More

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Local Officials Request Caltrans to Lower Speed Limits on Highway 9

A Glimpse of the Past: County Bank in Felton 1950s

Looking for an Upside