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Martinez and Bradford to face off in November for District 5 Santa Cruz County supervisor seat

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:03:11-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, County of Santa Cruz, elections, Featured, March 5 2024 election, San Lorenzo Valley, Stephen Baxter|

Martinez holds lead

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San Lorenzo Valley voters describe needs from county supervisor candidates

By Natalya Dreszer|2023-12-08T15:45:05-08:00December 8, 2023|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, City of Scotts Valley, Felton, Natalya Dreszer, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Disaster preparation, power reliability, child care among top priorities

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Housing plans approved for Live Oak, Aptos, Soquel

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-17T12:36:46-08:00November 17, 2023|Tags: affordable housing, Aptos, County of Santa Cruz, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, RHNA, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Seacliff, Soquel|

Supervisors try to improve affordability of new rentals

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Road repair backlog mounts in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-22T17:16:42-08:00October 27, 2023|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Jesse Kathan, roads, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County roads, Santa Cruz Mountains, storms, transportation|

Crews brace for winter amid lack of money, labor, supplies

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San Lorenzo Valley parents seek more after-school programs

By Allison Gasparini|2023-09-27T11:59:30-07:00September 20, 2023|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Scotts Valley Unified School District|

Elected leaders asked for money, buildings for child care

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How to find home insurance in the Santa Cruz Mountains

By Michael Warren Mott|2024-05-10T14:24:32-07:00July 28, 2023|Tags: CZU Lightning Complex Fire, home insurance, housing, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, wildfire|

Advocates offer money-saving ideas, advice on non-renewal notices

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New group helps seniors prepare for wildfire in Santa Cruz County

By Tyler Maldonado|2023-04-14T09:39:03-07:00April 14, 2023|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, City of Scotts Valley, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, Felton, San Lorenzo Valley, wildfire|

‘Brush Brigade’ seeks volunteers

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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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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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Water quality, rates could rise with Big Basin, San Lorenzo Valley Water merger

By Brian Phan|2022-01-31T14:51:25-08:00January 25, 2022|Tags: Boulder Creek, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, water|

Boulder Creek area water fixes likely to take years

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Storm brings risk of debris flow, evacuations in Santa Cruz County burn zones

By Jesse Kathan|2021-10-21T22:17:12-07:00October 21, 2021|Tags: Ben Lomond, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, debris flow, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Swanton, wildfire|

Authorities ask residents to learn new zones ahead of rain, possible slides