Tag: San Lorenzo Valley
Jury deems Caltrans liable in Hwy 9 pedestrian death
In a 10-2 decision, a 12-person jury has found Caltrans partly responsible for the 2019 death of 22-year-old pedestrian Josh Howard along Highway 9.
In...
Plain Talk About Food | My Friend, Snag
I lost a dear “friend” sometime during the storms in January, which day or night I’ll never know…I wasn’t privy to its demise. I...
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District digs into budget at workshop
Just 26 miles away as the crow flies, enrollment has dropped 76% at the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto; but here...
Beck’s Shoes opens Boulder Creek location to much fanfare
For 104 years, the Beck family has been outfitting folks with footwear made to last. In 1919, Ole P. Beck launched the family business...
Trustees hear update from Ocean Grove Charter School
While many are aware of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District’s own charter school, which promotes non-traditional learning formats through Quail Hollow Homeschool,...
Jury to weigh verdict in $72M suit against Caltrans
Closing arguments began Wednesday in a $72 million lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation that seeks to pin the agency with the majority...
Harmon Gulch residents still struggling to find solutions
Residents of the Harmon Gulch neighborhood, just outside of Boulder Creek, whose road washed out in the recent storms, say Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Plain Talk About Food | The Value of Pho
I would be remiss if I didn’t write about the problems we all have had since the January storms here in our valley; particularly...
Felton Grove cleanup benefits from army of volunteers
An assemblage of wet clods soared past the edge of a riverside home, landing with a thud in the front yard. Jan. 27 was...
San Lorenzo Valley Water assesses storm damage at $4M
Now that January’s series of atmospheric rivers has finally let up, the San Lorenzo Valley Water District has come up with a calculation of...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 18, 2026
San Lorenzo Way Bridge closes for preparation work
San Lorenzo Way Bridge will be closed to all traffic from Sept. 15 through Oct. 9 while...
