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How to find home insurance in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:14-07:00May 17, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Scotts Valley, Derek Timm, explainer, Featured, Gail Pellerin, home insurance, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ricardo Lara, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mountains|

Practical tips to reduce costs, navigate brokers and seek new options

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Compost toilet program to launch in San Lorenzo Valley

By William S. Woodhams|2024-08-13T17:01:04-07:00March 29, 2024|Tags: Ben Lomond, compost, compost toilets, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, environment, Featured, housing, Manu Koenig, San Lorenzo Valley, William S. Woodhams|

‘The goal is to get the law changed’

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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