Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Finance | Landlord Tax
Chairman Mao once paraded landlords before crowds to their deaths and many today would confiscate landlord’s control over property without recompense. When tax clients...
Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 2, 2024
SLV Water District Board must find a better plan
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District rate increase proposal is flawed by stark inequities and excessive...
Finance | Entrepreneur Tax
Starting one’s own business is an archetypal American dream and I have personally prepared Schedule C proprietorships as small as part-time jewelry sales gigs...
Decker seeks to improve county-wide operations as Fifth District supervisor candidate
No matter your age, applying for a new job is a stressful situation. As a potential candidate, you’re embarking on a journey filled with...
Boulder Creek Business Association to host inaugural Community Planning Event
When it comes to piecing together events to enrich the community of Boulder Creek, few folks do it better than Karen Edwards. As the...
California State Parks begins pile burning through April
California State Parks has begun burning piles in various State Parks in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.
Burning began Jan. 5, with conditions dependent...
Finance | Home Finance for San Lorenzo and Scotts Valleys Today
Homeowners may gloat at long-term home price growth, but others struggle to enjoy the blessings of mountain home ownership. Redfin states: “In November 2023,...
SLVUSD explores selling land of historic schoolhouse that burned
A century ago, Alba Road—between Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek—was home to Walter Ranch, which boasted 5,000 strawberry plants, the pioneering Guichard family, easy...
Shirli McLaughlin’s final chapter: Friends remember community-building Ben Lomond shopkeeper
When I first stepped foot inside the Third Hand Store in Ben Lomond, a Canadian tasked with covering the quirky and community-oriented Scotts Valley...
Messy December weather leads to crashes in Santa Cruz County
With rain descending on Santa Cruz County in earnest over the past week, first responders have had their hands full.
On Sunday, just after 8:15pm,...
Big Basin rebuild plan approved by state
When the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire tore through the Santa Cruz Mountains in August 2020, homes and their residents weren’t the only things...
