Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Letters to the Editor | Published June 9, 2023
The hard truth
Regarding Lynn McKibbin’s May 19 letter, “Dignity Health Closes Boulder Creek Clinic,” I had a prior warning of what was to come...
The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns
Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...
Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home
From their perch in their home atop the mountain in Bonny Doon, partners Tonje Wold-Switzer and Sebastian Little took in a panorama of lightning...
Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge threw out the California Department of Transportation’s request for a new trial in a case where a...
Driver who hit and killed pedestrian lambasts Caltrans
Every time Jeremy Paul Shreves rides the bus past the place where he accidentally killed pedestrian Josh Howard with his SUV in 2019, he...
Felton a testing ground for new wildfire prevention philosophy
While meeting in the scorching heat at Trinity Bible Church in Felton on Friday afternoon, a group was awaiting a tour of Fall Creek...
Dark comedy comes to Mountain Community Theater stage
Combine a touch of the macabre, plenty of belly laughs and some profoundly moving moments, and you’ve got the recipe for the perfect dark...
San Lorenzo Valley High scholastic stars shine brightly
From participating in varsity cheer to starting a book club to competing in cross country, San Lorenzo Valley High School’s valedictorians and salutatorians have...
From horse and buggy to the moon: Felton’s Millie Kaitschuck turns...
A hundred years ago, things were different: More than 95% of all births took place at home. Sugar was .04 cents per pound, coffee...
Battered by storms, Big Basin reopens more park trails
Over the past couple weeks, flames have once again been flickering up from the terrain of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, a place that...
News Briefs | Published June 12, 2026
Motorcyclist killed in Highway 9 crash
A 30-year-old Martinez man died Sunday after his motorcycle crashed along Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek, according to...
