Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Fiber internet switched-on for rural residents in Santa Cruz Mountains
During a midday ceremony last Friday at the Summit Store’s parking lot, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, community members joined with...
News Briefs | Published April 18, 2025
SLVHS Interact Club to host Community Egg Hunt on Saturday
The San Lorenzo Valley High School Interact Club will host its second annual Community Egg...
Ben Lomond’s Wee Kirk Market seeks vendors for 2025 season
The Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA) is now accepting new vendor applications for the highly-anticipated Wee Kirk Market—an old-fashioned, fun-filled farmers and makers market...
Finance | Ride Out the Storm of Global Tariff Wars
Amidst great oceans encircling America, mighty walls rise out of foaming seas to divide neighbors at peace. Trump’s gilded statues, glaring condescendingly, adorn stone...
Highway 9 vegetation control work continues with daytime traffic control
Caltrans continues with a vegetation control project over the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in support of California’s Wildfire and...
Authorities release the identities of two slain men discovered on Skyline...
The names of the two men whose bodies were found in a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains last month were released Tuesday...
Guild Kitchen: Act III owner’s San Lorenzo Valley roots run deep
For the past few years, more often than not, you could find Alan Strong perched on a folding chair on break from his janitorial...
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Campground reopening delayed
California State Parks has announced the delayed reopening of the seasonal campground at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, now scheduled for Aug. 1, instead...
Finance | Local Tax Impact in Santa Cruz County
According to the Tax Foundation, California is 34th in the country—not last—in property taxes and Proposition 13 gives us an effective tax rate of...
History presentation to recount Ben Lomond’s early years
The rich and colorful history of Ben Lomond comes alive in the second of a three-part lecture series, “Tales of Ben Lomond, Gem of...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
