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October 26, 2025

New Boulder Creek eatery grills up some local flavor

Northern Boulder Creek has been a bustling area of development and activity so far in 2011. In just a few months, the area near the Mountain Store has gained two new neighbors: a revamped Garrahan Park and the new 9 Burger restaurant.

News Briefs

Band performs in Henry Cowell

Festival organizer sets out to lift up community

The Redwood Mountain Faire, a San Lorenzo Valley tradition in the 1980s and ’90s, returned last spring after a 14-year hiatus, thanks in large part to Julie Hendrix.

Castle Rock among 70 state parks scheduled for closure

Castle Rock State Park — 5,125 rural acres with 32 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails north of Boulder Creek — is one of 70 California state parks slated for closure in the next several years.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Boulder Creek author pens global warming fiction

Global warming has fascinated Boulder Creek author Jacob Sackin since he studied it in graduate school in during the early 2000s. His response is to write about possible worst-case scenarios.

Locals brave harsh weather for Scotts Valley Grand Prix

Though the weather swung from rain to hail to wind the morning of May 15, by the time the Scotts Valley Grand Prix began at 1 p.m., consensus was that it had settled for cold.

Whooping cough vaccine offered to comply with new law

After widespread cases of pertussis — better known as whooping cough — were reported in 2010, California lawmakers passed legislation requiring whooping cough immunization booster shots for middle- and high school-age students.

Equestrian events abound in the valley

Now that the rains have stopped and the mud has dried, many folks’ thoughts turn to equestrian events. The upcoming month has several such local events.

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lifting a van from the ocean

Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...