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FEMA offers tips to Santa Cruz County storm victims

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:59:06-08:00March 31, 2023|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Watsonville, Felton, FEMA, Jesse Kathan, San Lorenzo Valley, Soquel, storms|

Denial letters don’t end process, FEMA staff says

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Underground power line project starts small in Santa Cruz Mountains

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-02-11T10:30:59-08:00March 21, 2023|Tags: Felton, PG&E, power, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Mountains, storms, utilities, wildfire|

Frequent outages prompt calls for action

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Branciforte library set to reopen in late spring

By Allison Gasparini|2023-03-17T19:00:17-07:00March 17, 2023|Tags: Aptos, Boulder Creek, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, downtown library, downtown Santa Cruz, Felton, La Selva Beach, Live Oak|

Plus: Live Oak annex to finish in summer, Aptos library in fall

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How to apply for disaster aid in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2023-02-03T15:42:49-08:00January 27, 2023|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Watsonville, Felton, Flood, storms|

Grants, loans available from federal and local sources

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Storm damage tops $27 million in unincorporated Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2023-01-13T19:04:18-08:00January 10, 2023|Tags: Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, erosion, Felton, Flood, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Seacliff, storms, West Cliff Drive|

Governor visits, most evacuations lifted

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PG&E explains wildfire prevention strategies for Santa Cruz County

By Brian Phan|2022-03-10T16:09:17-08:00March 10, 2022|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, Felton, fire, PG&E, wildfire|

Underground work possible in San Lorenzo Valley by 2023

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Mud slide risk mounts in San Lorenzo Valley, Swanton

By Stephen Baxter|2020-11-05T21:43:14-08:00November 5, 2020|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, Felton, San Lorenzo Valley, Swanton, wildfire|

Post-wildfire rain likely to prompt evacuations, new county map shows

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Rain could prompt evacuations in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:05-08:00September 29, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, Felton, Ryan Coonerty, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Swanton, wildfire|

Preliminary debris flow maps released

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Santa Cruz County leaders outline rebuilding plan, landslide threat

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:07-08:00September 15, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, development, Felton, housing, Ian Larkin, Ryan Coonerty, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Swanton, wildfire|

EPA must inspect damaged and destroyed properties before debris removal

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‘Streamlined’ process approved for rebuilding after wildfire

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:11-08:00September 1, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Felton, health, Ian Larkin, Ryan Coonerty, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Swanton, water, wildfire|

CZU Lightning Complex Fire among most destructive wildfires in state history

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Fire crews make progress in San Lorenzo Valley, North Coast

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:53-08:00August 31, 2020|Tags: Ben Lomond, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Felton, Ian Larkin, Mark Brunton, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Swanton, water, wildfire|

Northern San Lorenzo Valley residents remain without water

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Ben Lomond, Felton, Davenport residents urged to ‘be vigilant’

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2020-08-30T21:17:26-07:00August 30, 2020|Tags: Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, Felton, Mark Brunton, wildfire|

Hotter, drier weather and smoke expected this week