Tag: San Lorenzo Valley
After late start Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley youth baseball registration...
Registration has opened for both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley little leagues, with hopes to begin games soon.
The schedules for both leagues have...
Volunteers conduct county homeless census
Promptly at 5:00 a.m. on the rainy morning of Jan. 31, 34 teams of volunteers fanned out across the county in pre-dawn darkness to count people who do not have homes to sleep in- people sleeping on the streets, in cars and vans, or hidden away in unauthorized campsites.
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.
Felton Community Deck, a reminder of volunteerism
It’s a chilly November morning as Ron Trader stands outside on the deck in Felton with a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. This is Trader’s morning ritual.
State Assemblymember Mark Stone talks about wildfires and PG&E liability
At a standing room only Environmental Town Hall meeting at the Felton Community Hall last Saturday, State Assemblymember Mark Stone spoke about the state legislature’s environmental agenda, and then focused at length on the closer -to-home issue of PG&E’s tree cutting around power lines in the San Lorenzo Valley.
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.
County offers limited amnesty for unpermitted dwellings, if certified as safe
The County Planning Department knows there are hundreds of unpermitted dwellings throughout the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County, especially up and down the San Lorenzo Valley. Aimed at insuring a basic level of health and fire safety in these living spaces, the county has rolled out a new “Limited Immunity Amnesty Program,” called the Safe Structures Program, to improve the safety of both residents and neighbors of these “not-entirely-legal” residential spaces, while trying to avoid the dreaded “Red Tag” that puts people out of much needed affordable housing.
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.
A resort is hatched
At the beginning of August 1897, Judge Logan tackled the task of converting 400 acres of former forest into a resort community. It was decided to begin development of “Clear Creek” by concentrating on two tracts. Cottage lots would be laid out between the county highway and the river. The old skid roads leading to the railyard known as Reed’s or Bloom’s Switch would become streets. The first job was to clear away the underbrush that had occupied the landscape. The Mountain Echo applauded the idea of “leaving all tree growths, making a beautiful park of it.” The founding families would build beside the creek, on either side of the main road.
Something Great Is Coming: San Lorenzo Valley’s Production of West Side...
“Could it be? Yes it could. Something’s coming, something good…” Tony sings with a floating falsetto, played by San Lorenzo Valley High School’s very own junior, Jack Calden. His expressions illuminate center stage and he excitedly sings his centerpiece solo for the legendary musical, West Side Story.
5 injured in Scotts Valley’s first tornado on record
*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024
At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said.
Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the...
