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June 24, 2025

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Plan for Hwy 9 improvements open for comment

Last week the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission posted the “Draft Highway 9 — San Lorenzo Valley Corridor Transportation Plan” on its website and is soliciting public comment before the plan becomes final.

Highway 9 plan ready for comment

People in San Lorenzo Valley still have several chances to comment on a draft plan to reshape Highway 9.

Community effort formed to educate and help fight racism

The prevalence of online neighborhood groups through websites such as Facebook or Next Door are popular ways for residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains to communicate about traffic delays, events happening in the area, list places offering services and more. Several weeks ago, one Boulder Creek resident, Jenny Bradford, saw an opportunity to create a Facebook neighborhood group to invite a conversation and dialogue concerning the concept of “white privilege” and ways to address the issue of racism locally and nationally.

Fultz, Henry, Swan elected to SLVWD BoD

The San Lorenzo Valley Board of Directors will look completely different after the election. One of the more hotly contested races in the Valley ended with all three open seats for the SLVWD Board of Directors going to the non-incumbent challengers.

BLFD to the Water Rescue

 When fire season slows and the winter rains roll in, the Ben Lomond Fire (BLFD) remains the go-to department for emergencies in the community and throughout Santa Cruz County.

Boulder Creek honors its public safety officers

Two separate events encouraging community policing are planned next week in Boulder Creek. The first, scheduled for Tuesday evening, Aug. 7, is National Night Out; an event organized by local communities nation-wide honoring public safety responders and celebrating the goals of community policing- that is, neighbors cooperating with law enforcement and firefighters to make their communities safer.

Highway 9 “Slip-Out” project nearing completion

The massive “slip-out” of the mountainside underneath the northbound lane of Highway 9, just south of Brookdale, resulted in more than 16 months of a temporary traffic signal and single lane access to Boulder Creek. For regular commuters, the long-awaited completion of the repair project appears noticeably close- scheduled for September. 

Candidates for SLVWD board promise change and civility

According to three candidates running together for three seats on the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) Board of Directors to be contested in the November election, the best way to guarantee change in the way the district conducts business is to elect all three as a slate, who will, if successful, have a majority on the five member board.

Tiny Home donated to homeless father and daughter by Boulder Creek...

One Boulder Creek family is trying to tackle the county’s homelessness issue by providing what they can to a person who needs it most.

Radio station gets funds for new antenna to service SLV

Radio station manager Tina Davey never imagined she would have the funds to build a new antenna, needed desperately in order to service the whole valley. But during KBCZ’s last pledge drive a few weeks ago several generous donations from the community and an anonymous donor who gave $8,000 helped reach the goal.

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Roadwork

Electrical repairs on Highway 17 to result in overnight closures starting...

Caltrans will perform upgrades to electrical infrastructure on Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley that will result in overnight shoulder and lane closures starting...