Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Big Basin Water Company moves toward receivership
In 2020, Big Basin Water Company (BBWC) suffered catastrophic losses to its infrastructure due to the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, which ripped through...
North County residents cope with another wet weather onslaught
Jorge Ibarra was a couple days away from his 45th birthday when he left the tent where he lives above the San Lorenzo River...
Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center gears up for youth exhibit
Johanna McCormick has now been curator of the Thomas Gallery at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center for about a year.
“I was the marketing...
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...
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...
Zayante Fire District faces uphill battle to recovery
While the storms that ravaged the San Lorenzo Valley caused millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses, Zayante Fire Protection District’s Station...
Hwy 9 closure squeezes Ben Lomond businesses
The fallen branches have been neatly arranged along a rock border next to the La Placa Family Bakery parking lot as the sun streams...
San Lorenzo Valley residents express concerns over storm recovery
Last Thursday, Jan. 19, the meeting room at Zayante Fire Department was packed to the rafters with local residents pleading for more information on...
Supervisors push for emergency services in Loma Prieta
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a plan aimed at improving emergency response planning and communication in the Loma Prieta area of...
Author Wants CZU Book to Provide ‘Hope And Healing’
It was just two years ago that the CZU Lightning Complex fires erupted, leaving 86,500 acres charred between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Mateo...
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...
